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TheAlchemist is a story of a man, Santiago, following his dream. This belief of dream is a marvelous one, a support for anyone embarking on a major project. Nevertheless, is it a hope based on nothing If you think about the energy you put into something once you are committed to it, probably not. (46)The "universe contriving" to give you what you want is, more precisely, a reflection of your determination to make something happen.

Dream followers have a greater responsibility, that of handling their own freedom. The old man that Santiago meets in the town square tells him not to believe "the biggest lie," that you can’t control your destiny. You can, he says, but you must "read the omens," which becomes possible when you start to see the world as one. (47)The world can be read like a book, but we will never be able to understand it if we have a closed type of existence, contented with our lot and unwilling to risk anything.
TheAlchemist is also remarkable for being a love story that renounces the idea that romantic love must be the central thing in your life. The treasure that Santiago seeks is of course the symbol of the personal dream or destiny, but he is happy to give up on it when he finds the woman of his dreams in a desert oasis. Yet the alchemist he meets in the desert tells him that the love of his oasis girlfriend will only be proved real if she is willing to support his search for treasure.
Santiago’s dilemma is about the conflict between love and personal dreams. (48)Too often we see a love relationship as the meaning of our life, but the obsession with romantic coupling can cut us off from a life more connected with the rest of the worlD、But surely the heart has needs Romantic love is important, but it is not your duty—that is to pursue your dream. (49)Only through devotion to the dream is the "soul of the world" revealed to us, the knowledge that destroys loneliness and gives power.
(50)So much of the self-help literature is about pursuing our destiny, but dreams do not always pull us along by their own force; they speak persistently but quietly, and it does not take too much effort to mask the inner voices. Who is willing to risk comfort, routine, security, and existing relationships to follow something that to others looks like a mirage It takes courage, and dog-eared, stained copy of TheAlchemist have become the constant companion of people who need to make fearless decisions daily in order to keep true to a larger vision.