\"If I could, I'd write a huge encyclopedia just about the words luck andcoincidence. The next day, he gave his son a pouch that heldthree ancient Spanish gold coins.\"I found these one day in the fields. The boy felt sorry for the Englishman's camel, loaded down as hewas with the cases of books.\"There's no such thing as coincidence,\" said the Englishman, picking up theconversation where it had been interrupted in the warehouse. *A card hanging in the doorway announced that several languages werespoken in the shop. It's with those words that the universal language is written. About The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Book PDF; Language : English; Pullisher : Harper; Later Printing edition ; ISBN-10 : 9788172234980; ISBN-13 : 978-8172234980; There, in front of him, where the small starshad been the night before, was an endless row of date palms, stretchingacross the entire desert.\"We've done it!\" said the Englishman, who had also awakened early.But the boy was quiet. Read Full Text. It had brought with it the sweat and the dreamsof men who had once left to search for the unknown, and for gold andadventureand for the Pyramids. pdf | Brahim EL FEZZAZI - Academia.edu Download Free PDF The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It was a pleasant changefrom talking to his sheep. The boy could certainly resist causingthat kind of anxiety for the baker. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. The Alchemist tells the story of a young shepherd named Santiago who is able to find a treasure beyond his wildest dreams. But theonly God I serve is Allah, and in his name I swear that I will do everythingpossible once again to win out over the desert. If he were to tire of the Andalusianfields, he could sell his sheep and go to sea. He was about the same age and height as the boy.\"Almost everyone here speaks Spanish. He looked around at the empty plaza again,feeling less desperate than before. He knew he was stronger than hisfriend.Suddenly, there in the midst of all that confusion, he saw the most beautifulsword he had ever seen. He had already imagined the scene manytimes; every time, the girl became fascinated when he explained that thesheep had to be sheared from back to front. With a movement that was too quick for someone his age, the mancovered whatever it was with his cape. \"Amongst us, the only ones who travel arethe shepherds.\"\"Well, then I'll be a shepherd!\"His father said no more. It was the time of day when all of Spain slept duringthe summer. There were oases throughout the desert, but the tribesmen foughtin the desert, leaving the oases as places of refuge.With some difficulty, the leader of the caravan brought all his peopletogether and gave them his instructions. He began toimport enormous quantities of tea, along with his crystal, and his shop wassought out by men and women with a thirst for things new.And, in that way, the months passed. He had never even wept in frontof his own sheep. 1 What does Santiago notice in the sacristy of the abandoned church that he takes shelter in on the way to the merchant? All they think about is food and water.Maybe we're all that way, the boy mused. In one he had read that, many years ago, afamous Arabian alchemist had visited Europe. *\"People from all over the world have passed through this village, son,\" saidhis father. He had come to the town only to find a woman who couldinterpret his dream. 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. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 30 / 94at my side, and those in front of me, and the conversations and prayers wewould share. The boy was tempted to be rude, and move to another bench, buthis father had taught him to be respectful of the elderly. *The boy couldn't believe what he was seeing: the oasis, rather than beingjust a well surrounded by a few palm treesas he had seen once in ageography bookwas much larger than many towns back in Spain. He had assumed he would soon return to hissheep.\"Why did you want to get to the Pyramids?\" he asked, to get away from thebusiness of the display.\"Because I've always heard about them,\" the boy answered, saying nothingabout his dream. In the desert, disobedience means death.\"There was a murmur from the crowd. He had suddenly remembered that, in Tarifa, there was an old womanwho interpreted dreams. He had lived thirty years of his lifebuying and selling crystal pieces, and now it was too late to do anythingelse.He spent the entire morning observing the infrequent comings and goings inthe street. I'm afraid that if mydream is realized, I'll have no reason to go on living.\"You dream about your sheep and the Pyramids, but you're different fromme, because you want to realize your dreams. He seemed unfriendly, andhad looked irritated when the boy had entered. The new arrival was a youngman in Western dress, but the color of his skin suggested he was from thiscity. But, just before lunchtime, a boy stopped in front of the shop.He was dressed normally, but the practiced eyes of the crystal merchantcould see that the boy had no money to spend. \"It's like the camel driver said:'Eat when it's time to eat. So, he asked if the old man'sblessing was still with him.He took out one of the stones. But I had to insist on the payment of sixsheep because I helped you to make your decision.\"The boy put the stones in his pouch. 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. It hurt him a bit to think about it, but he had never seen one like itbefore. But you know that I'm not going to go to Mecca. Thatwind had brought the Moors, yes, but it had also brought the smell of thedesert and of veiled women. If he were to say anything, the bakerwould spend three days thinking about giving it all up, even though he hadgotten used to the way things were. '\"The boy was embarrassed, and confessed that he had observed nothing.His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man hadentrusted to him.\" 'Then go back and observe the marvels of my world,' said the wise man. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 24 / 94Even if he never got to the Pyramids, he had already traveled farther thanany shepherd he knew. If we serve tea in crystal, the shop is going to expand. Urim and Thummim.It made the boy think of the old king, and it startled him to realize how longit had been since he had thought of him. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2019-08-17 17:11:21 Identifier thealchemist_201908 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t6b35q07j Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) *At the highest point in Tarifa there is an old fort, built by the Moors. The Englishman said nothing.And the murmur lasted longer than a simple vow would have. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 16 / 94levanter was still getting stronger, and he felt its force on his face. He went on tellingstories about his travels, and her bright, Moorish eyes went wide with fearand surprise. Full text of "The Alchemist" The group was to remain there atthe oasis until the conflict between the tribes was over. They spent so much time close to the fire that gradually theygave up the vanities of the world. He had had the same dreamthat night as a week ago, and once again he had awakened before it ended.He arose and, taking up his crook, began to awaken the sheep that stillslept. The two men exchangedsome words in Arabic, and the bar owner seemed irritated.\"Let's get out of here\" said the new arrival. *\"I'm the leader of the caravan,\" said a dark-eyed, bearded man. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 23 / 94trying to tell him not to trust that man. A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho. He had been to the village only once, the year before. The boy wasstrong, and wanted to retaliate, but he was in a foreign country. Myneighbors feared they would lose all their olive trees in the flood, and mywife was afraid that we would lose our children. But all he foundwas the heavy book, his jacket, and the two stones the old man had givenhim.As he looked at the stones, he felt relieved for some reason. The old king hadn't told him that the Pyramids were just a pileof stones, or that anyone could build one in his backyard. The Alchemist - read free eBook by Paolo Coelho in online reader directly on the web page. Originally written in Portuguese, it became a widely translated international bestseller. *The boy began again to read his book, but he was no longer able toconcentrate. He knew that in thecaravan there was a man to whom he was to teach some of his secrets. They reached the center of a largeplaza where the market was held. It traveled during the morning, haltedwhen the sun was at its strongest, and resumed late in the afternoon. He had fallen asleep in themiddle of the marketplace, and life in the plaza was about to resume.Looking around, he sought his sheep, and then realized that he was in anew world. He remembered something his grandfather had once toldhim: that butterflies were a good omen. It turned out to be a bitter tea. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 22 / 94The boy wanted to believe that his friend had simply become separatedfrom him by accident. His purpose in life was totravel, and, after two years of walking the Andalusian terrain, he knew all thecities of the region. An alchemist.\"The conversation was interrupted by the warehouse boss.\"You're in luck, you two,\" the fat Arab said. One year, when the crop wasthe best ever, we all went to Mecca, and I satisfied the only unmetobligation in my life. The Alchemist Complete Novel PDF 19/04/2022 / English Books PDF, Novel / General, Paulo Coelho / By Kumar 'The Alchemist' PDF Quick download link is given at the bottom of this article. Everyone, when they areyoung, knows what their destiny is.\"At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible.They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like tosee happen to them in their lives. The Alchemist a novel by Paulo Coelho. And he hadn't perceived them because he had becomeaccustomed to them. So he held out thebook to the manfor two reasons: first, that he, himself, wasn't sure how topronounce the title; and second, that if the old man didn't know how toread, he would probably feel ashamed and decide of his own accord tochange benches.\"Hmm\" said the old man, looking at all sides of the book, as if it weresome strange object. But, whichever it is, I'm going to chargeyou for the consultation.\"Another trick, the boy thought. I'm used to theway I am.\"The boy didn't know what to say. He had learned some important things, like how todeal in crystal, and about the language without words and about omens.One afternoon he had seen a man at the top of the hill, complaining that itwas impossible to find a decent place to get something to drink after such aclimb. Andthen I'll have to change my way of life.\"\"Well, isn't that good?\"\"I'm already used to the way things are. Something brightreflected from his chest with such intensity that the boy was momentarilyblinded. If I'm on themarch, I just concentrate on marching. The boyprodded them, one by one, with his crook, calling each by name. The old woman had said the same thing. But instead of being saddened, he was happy. When he had finished his smoke,he reached into one of his pockets, and sat there for a few moments,regarding what he had withdrawn.It was a bundle of money. 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. The boy's verypresence in the shop was an omen, and, as time passed and money waspouring into the cash drawer, he had no regrets about having hired the boy.The boy was being paid more money than he deserved, because themerchant, thinking that sales wouldn't amount to much, had offered the boya high commission rate. The day was hot, and the wine wasrefreshing. \"Therewas no way for everybody to know about alchemy. The treasure is at thePyramids; that you already knew. He decided to stay right there and await his return.As he waited, a priest climbed to the top of a nearby tower and began hischant; everyone in the market fell to their knees, touched their foreheads tothe ground, and took up the chant. That's what helpsme face these days that are all the same, these mute crystals on theshelves, and lunch and dinner at that same horrible caf? Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 42 / 94windstorms, and told stories about the desert.At other times, mysterious, hooded men would appear; they were Bedouinswho did surveillance along the caravan route. He could see that the old man wanted to knowmore about his life.\"Well, then, we've got a problem. He drank a bit from the wine thatremained from his dinner of the night before, and he gathered his jacketcloser to his body. And the names of the people involved werevery difficult to pronounce. His heart squeezed, as if his chest had suddenlycompressed it. Heknew it would require a lot of patience, but shepherds know all aboutpatience. Like this book? The sheep were at the gates of the city, in a stable thatbelonged to a friend. On the other hand, he saidthat he always appeared to help those who are trying to realize their destiny.He left without saying good-bye to the crystal merchant. \"Maybe that's why they give up on it so early,too. The heat lasted until nightfall, and all that time he had to carryhis jacket. The scabbard was embossed in silver, and thehandle was black and encrusted with precious stones. \"The religion hereforbids it.\"The boy told him then that he needed to get to the Pyramids. And if the book was irritating, as the old man had said, theboy still had time to change it for another.\"It's a book that says the same thing almost all the other books in the worldsay,\" continued the old man. The infidels had an evil look about them.Besides this, in the rush of his travels he had forgotten a detail, just onedetail, which could keep him from his treasure for a long time: only Arabicwas spoken in this country.The owner of the bar approached him, and the boy pointed to a drink thathad been served at the next table. Anyway, the boy had becomehappy in his work, and thought all the time about the day when he woulddisembark at Tarifa as a winner.\"You must always know what it is that you want,\" the old king had said. One always had something thatthe other neededas if everything were indeed written by one hand. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 4 / 94The boy was surprised at his thoughts. 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. I'm going to become bitter and distrustful of people because oneperson betrayed me. Theowner of the bar came over and looked, as well. Today, I understand something I didn't see before:every blessing ignored becomes a curse. He canceled all hiscommitments and pulled together the most important of his books, and nowhere he was, sitting inside a dusty, smelly warehouse. \"This candy merchant isn't makingcandy so that later he can travel or marry a shopkeeper's daughter. But he was ableto understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning ofthings. The alchemist saw the tribal chiefs greet the leader of thecaravan, and converse with him at length.But none of that mattered to the alchemist. \"I had my orchard, my children, anda life that would change not at all until I died. The oldman was probably a Gypsy, too.But before the boy could say anything, the old man leaned over, picked upa stick, and began to write in the sand of the plaza. The Englishman had been profoundly impressedby the story. ISBN -7225-3293-8. It was \"yes.\"\"Am I going to find my treasure?\" he asked.He stuck his hand into the pouch, and felt around for one of the stones. \"But the desert is so huge, and the horizons so distant, that theymake a person feel small, and as if he should remain silent.\"The boy understood intuitively what he meant, even without ever having setfoot in the desert before. \"I've been trying for two years to read this book,and I never get past these first few pages.\" Even without a king to providean interruption, he was unable to concentrate.He still had some doubts about the decision he had made. The boy had noticed that the Englishman was irritable, and missed hisbooks.\"So that those who have the responsibility for understanding canunderstand,\" he said. Torealize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation. The boy thanked him, ate it, and went onhis way. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist. When you play cards the first time, you are almost sure to win.Beginner's luck.\"\"Why is that?\"\"Because there is a force that wants you to realize your destiny; it whetsyour appetite with a taste of success.\"Then the old man began to inspect the sheep, and he saw that one waslame. \"Maybe no one herehas, either.\"The Englishman's eyes lit up. Sothere were times when he read them parts of his books that had made animpression on him, or when he would tell them of the loneliness or thehappiness of a shepherd in the fields. He could always go back to being ashepherd. He also tried to remembersome good stories to relate as he sheared the sheep. I wanted them to be a part of yourinheritance. You can see the PDF demo, size of the PDF, page numbers, and direct download Free PDF of 'The Alchemist Novel' using the download button. \"I hold thepower of life and death for every person I take with me. The link to download The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Book in PDF has been shared down below. "I'm like everyone else-I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.". Bycoincidenceor maybe it was an omen, the boy thoughthe came to thebar he had entered on his first day there. The boy had already had experience on theroad with Gypsies; they also traveled, but they had no flocks of sheep.People said that Gypsies spent their lives tricking others. \"Because you really like to travel.\"\"He knew what I was thinking,\" the boy said to himself. The dunes were changed constantlyby the wind, yet these were the same sands he had known since he was achild. Sometimes, there's just no way tohold back the river. Always ask anobjective question.\"But, if you can, try to make your own decisions. Sometimes he would comment tothem on the things he had seen in the villages they passed.But for the past few days he had spoken to them about only one thing: thegirl, the daughter of a merchant who lived in the village they would reach inabout four days. Please enter a valid web address. For five years he hadbeen working a certain river, and had examined hundreds of thousands ofstones looking for an emerald. 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. But he had thrown it with such force that it broke the stone it fellupon, and there, embedded in the broken stone, was the most beautifulemerald in the world.\"People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being,\" said the oldman, with a certain bitterness. They came in silence and departed the sameway, dressed in black garments that showed only their eyes. By the time he had hadenough of the sea, he would already have known other cities, other women,and other chances to be happy. I understand sheep;they're no longer a problem, and they can be good friends. He took out his money and counted it.\"We could get to the Pyramids by tomorrow,\" said the other, taking themoney. The drivers carried thefreight themselves over such treacherous footing, and then reloaded thecamels. And, just as she was about to showme the exact location, I woke up. \"His way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. 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