Santiago is a young boy who thought he’d stay in Andalusia for the rest of his lifetime. One day he had a dream about Egypt, about a treasure. He got super exited and even asked an old lady to interpret his dream. She said to always go after your dreams even if you don’t make it you will always have a good adventure. The boy wanted to go to Egypt but had no idea how to. At that point an old man showed up, a king called Melchizedek. He gave him a little push in the right way by telling him how omens work and if you can’t read the omens use Urim and Thummim. On his journey he will be tested by the dessert to know if he is worth helping. On this journey the boy will need some skills to complete his journey. Three of them would be cool-headed, fearless and tireless.
Santiago is a calm person. It has helped him many times on his journey. It helped him when he was at the enemy camp, just passing through until the camp told them to stop and asked what they were doing here than the real alchemist said that the boy was an alchemist and that he was able to change himself into wind. The chief doubted that and gave them three days to prepare. If they show up with nothing they will be executed. At first the boy freaked out about this than the alchemist said he believed in him. After two days the boy got it together, he calmed down and finally climbed up the cliff and started meditating.
Santiago is fearless of anything even death if he has to die so be it. Prove that he is fearless is the one time when he got tested by the alchemist. The alchemist pulled out his sword and told him to bend over and the boy simply did what he was told to do. He didn’t run away or tried to talk his way out of it, he just did what the alchemist told him to do bend over. Because of showing no fear the alchemist spared his life and even invited him to his tent. Lesson never show your fear it can cost you your life.
Santiago must have a lot of energy and a good stamina if he didn’t he probably wasn’t able to continue his journey every day. Standing up and immediately go on with your journey must be pretty tiring. Walking all day long barely any breaks. It’s the idea of getting closer that drives him, the factor that makes him tireless. Same as with the crystal merchant only than a bit different. The crystal merchant’s dream is the engine that keeps him running his business, the boy’s thought of getting closer is the engine that keeps him going with barely any breaks.
Santiago’s journey was really exiting. After all the young man changed a lot. He would not have been able to live this adventure without the three traits, Tireless fearless cool-headedness. The on and on and on going journey all the tests he had to go through and how he always stayed calm. The big idea about this book is to teach people to never give up stay calm in dangerous conditions and never fear anything. But there is one more thing believe in your dreams. Sometimes when someone has a dream and then after a while that person has déjà vu. Who knows when you have a dream about a treasure it might actually be true but you will have to believe in the dream otherwise you will never be truly happy. Dare to dream and see what kind of things happen to you.
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