The Alchemist
ReadTakeaways
A short fable about following your Personal Legend. Simple on purpose — I read it in one sitting and it still made me think about why I am doing what I am doing.
Santiago's Journey
- recurring dream of treasure
- Melchizedek: follow the omens
- robbed in Tangier
- crystal merchant
- desert caravan
- Fatima + the alchemist
- treasure was back home
What Stayed With Me
- Beginner's luck is real — and then comes the test. Most people quit at the test.
- The crystal merchant is the saddest character: he keeps the dream of Mecca alive by never going.
- Fear of failure hurts more than failure itself.
- Maktub — "it is written" — but you still have to walk.
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.