But ever since he had been a child, he had wantedto know the world, and this was much more important to him than knowingGod and learning about man's sins. \"Ineed you to help me find out where the alchemist lives.\"First, they tried to find him on their own. When I was young, all Iwanted to do was put together enough money to start this shop. Itmade me very depressed. I need to buy my sheep back, so I have to earn themoney to do so.\" It's easy, andyet I've never done it before, he thought.When the stall was assembled, the candy seller offered the boy the firstsweet he had made for the day. The third said that it was a tradition in the Orient to use crystalglasses for tea because it had magical powers.Before long, the news spread, and a great many people began to climb thehill to see the shop that was doing something new in a trade that was soold. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 34 / 94and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.Tangier was no longer a strange city, and he felt that, just as he hadconquered this place, he could conquer the world.\"When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieveit,\" the old king had said.But the old king hadn't said anything about being robbed, or about endlessdeserts, or about people who know what their dreams are but don't want torealize them. Perhaps to a baker, or to another shepherd who could read andcould tell her exciting storiesafter all, he probably wasn't the only one. \"Therewas no way for everybody to know about alchemy. The Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition by Paulo Coelho fThe Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition PDF The Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition by by Paulo Coelho This The Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition book is not really ordinary book, you have it then the world is in your hands. \"If you start out by promising what youdon't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work toward getting it.\"The boy told him that he had already promised to give one-tenth of histreasure to the Gypsy.\"Gypsies are experts at getting people to do that,\" sighed the old man. After all, he had all his money. A friend had told the boy about the shop, and he had taken hissheep there. As a child in church, he hadalways looked at the image of Saint Santiago Matamoros on his white horse,his sword unsheathed, and figures such as these kneeling at his feet. Thatwind had brought the Moors, yes, but it had also brought the smell of thedesert and of veiled women. Video An illustration of an audio speaker. I don't know how animals know the age of humanbeings.\"\"Tell me more about your dream,\" said the woman. \"Just asyour grandfather taught you. The boy was becoming more and more convincedthat alchemy could be learned in one's daily life.\"Also,\" said the Englishman, \"the Philosopher's Stone has a fascinatingproperty. Itwas something that I thought could happen only to others, never to me. Itwas more activity than usual for this time of the morning. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 32 / 94begin to sell tea in the crystal glasses. The boy noticed that the man's clothing was strange. The boy noted that there was a sense of fear in the air,even though no one said anything. But he hadfound a guide, and didn't want to miss out on an opportunity.\"You have to cross the entire Sahara desert,\" said the young man. He still had a long way to go toreach the pyramids, and someday this morning would just be a memory. His eyes filled with tears as he spoke of the Prophet. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 18 / 94\"The boy began climbing and descending the many stairways of the palace,keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. *The Englishman was sitting on a bench in a structure that smelled ofanimals, sweat, and dust; it was part warehouse, part corral. I'm used to theway I am.\"The boy didn't know what to say. Theboy knew, and was now working toward it. But there was one idea thatseemed to repeat itself throughout all the books: all things are themanifestation of one thing only.In one of the books he learned that the most important text in the literatureof alchemy contained only a few lines, and had been inscribed on thesurface of an emerald.\"It's the Emerald Tablet,\" said the Englishman, proud that he might teachsomething to the boy.\"Well, then, why do we need all these books?\" the boy asked.\"So that we can understand those few lines,\" the Englishman answered,without appearing really to believe what he had said. He really was aking, a wise king.The hills of Andalusia were only two hours away, but there was an entiredesert between him and the Pyramids. He no longer hadto seek out food and water for the sheep; he could go in search of histreasure, instead. His parents had wanted him to become apriest, and thereby a source of pride for a simple farm family. There were thousands of people there,arguing, selling, and buying; vegetables for sale amongst daggers, andcarpets displayed alongside tobacco. \"But bakers are moreimportant people than shepherds. There was afull moon, and the boy told the Englishman the story of his life.The Englishman was fascinated with the part about the progress achieved atthe crystal shop after the boy began working there.\"That's the principle that governs all things,\" he said. He took Urim and Thummim fromhis pocket, and began playing with them.The stranger shouted, \"Urim and Thummim!\"In a flash the boy put them back in his pocket.\"They're not for sale,\" he said.\"They're not worth much,\" the Englishman answered. \"I promised that I would make my own decisions,\" he said tohimself.But the stones had told him that the old man was still with him, and thatmade him feel more confident. I understand sheep;they're no longer a problem, and they can be good friends. Like this book? Butthe king of Salem hoped desperately that the boy would be successful.It's too bad that he's quickly going to forget my name, he thought. He got up, adjusted his clothing, and picked up hispouch.\"I'll work for you,\" he said.And after another long silence, he added, \"I need money to buy somesheep.\"PART TWOThe boy had been working for the crystal merchant for almost a month, andhe could see that it wasn't exactly the kind of job that would make himhappy. 'You cannot trust a man if you don't know his house. I don't want anything else in life.But you are forcing me to look at wealth and at horizons I have neverknown. Eventhough the sheep didn't teach me to speak Arabic.But the sheep had taught him something even more important: that therewas a language in the world that everyone understood, a language the boyhad used throughout the time that he was trying to improve things at theshop. He recognized that he was feeling something he had neverexperienced before: the desire to live in one place forever. Project Gutenberg. That's why I'm here in the middle of the desert.I'm seeking a true alchemist who will help me to decipher the codes.\"\"When were these books written?\" the boy asked.\"Many centuries ago.\"\"They didn't have the printing press in those days,\" the boy argued. I don't know how to turn them into reality. He also tried to remembersome good stories to relate as he sheared the sheep. He hoped that it would besomeone as capable as his previous apprentice.I don't know why these things have to be transmitted by word of mouth, hethought. Maybe she didn't even remember him. Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations. As the time passed, the boy found himself wishing that theday would never end, that her father would stay busy and keep him waitingfor three days. The boy could certainly resist causingthat kind of anxiety for the baker. Themerchant was the proprietor of a dry goods shop, and he always demandedthat the sheep be sheared in his presence, so that he would not becheated. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 23 / 94trying to tell him not to trust that man. He was thinking about omens, and someone hadappeared.\"How come you speak Spanish?\" he asked. And he asked the boy if he, too, were in search ofthe alchemist.\"I'm looking for a treasure,\" said the boy, and he immediately regrettedhaving said it. It's going to test thecaravan's every step to see if it's in time, and, if it is, we will make it to theoasis.\"\"If either of us had joined this caravan based only on personal courage, butwithout understanding that language, this journey would have been muchmore difficult.\"They stood there looking at the moon.\"That's the magic of omens,\" said the boy. The Alchemist a novel by Paulo Coelho. I know its dimensions andhow it behaves. For nearly a year, he had beenworking incessantly, thinking only of putting aside enough money so that hecould return to Spain with pride.\"Never stop dreaming,\" the old king had said. \"I'm doing much better, and soon you'll be able to return to your sheep.Why ask more out of life?\"\"Because we have to respond to omens,\" the boy said, almost withoutmeaning to; then he regretted what he had said, because the merchant hadnever met the king.\"It's called the principle of favorability, beginner's luck. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 19 / 94again after having charged him his one-tenth fee. I can pay you to serve as myguide.\"\"Do you have any idea how to get there?\" the newcomer asked.The boy noticed that the owner of the bar stood nearby, listening attentivelyto their conversation. "It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.". Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 4 / 94The boy was surprised at his thoughts. 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