Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.” ——Goethe It is a very brief story, a Spanish shepherd boy named Santiago who repeated a dream in his mind every night. The dream told him that he could find the invaluable treasure near the pyramids in Egypt. So he sold the sheep, all the way south embarked on a journey to seek the treasure. He crossed the Strait , went through the vast desert. Of course, he had overcome the hardships and numerous tests. Under the guidance of a lot of people and things, the shepherd boy followed the omen, and gradually he found his destiny. He really learned what love is, and understood the real meaning of the alchemy. In the end of the story, the boy found the treasure in an unexpected way.
Moonlight, sheep, broken churches, bars, markets, crystal shop, wind, camel caravans, oases, the beautiful girl...... The writer wants to use the plain language to Sketch out the mysterious and beautiful exotic, and tell people the deepest philosophy statement. “There is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It’s your mission on earth… To realize one’s Personal Legend is a person’s only real obligation. All things are one. And when you want something, the entire universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” This is the essence of the whole book and the core concept in the book. This sentence always appears when Santiago faced the difficulties or hesitated to give up. It will remind youth to adhere to move on, and to find the treasure. It should be noted that this is not the kind of stocks in order to prove himself, to succeed, or do what other people tell you should do. But this desire from the bottom of the heart. Such deep longing is just the destiny mentioned in the book: “It’s what you have always wanted to accomplish.”
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