The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
This book
is typical spirituality novel from this popular Brazilian author Paulo Coelho.
He has amazing talent in storytelling. He can pull everyone into the story just
by one hand clap.
This story is talking about
breathtaking adventure of boy named
Reading this book is really
interesting reading experience I must recommend it to you all :) don’t miss any
omen you meet in your life :)
„...‘Did you say a king?‘ He asked.
‚I guess you don’t believe that a king would
talk to someone like me, a shepherd,‘ he said, wanting to end the conversation.
‚Not at all. It was shepherds who were the
first recognize a king that the rest of the world refused to acknowledge. So,
it’s not surprising that kings would talk to shepherds.‘
And he went on, fearing that the boy wouldn’t
understand what he was talking about, ‚It’s in the Bible. The same book that
taught me about Urim and Thummin. These stones were the only form of divination
permitted by God. The priests carried them in a golden breastplate.‘
The boy was suddenly happy to be there at the
warehouse.
‚Maybe this is an omen,‘ said the Englishman,
half aloud.
‚Who told you about omens?‘ The boy’s interest
was increasing by the moment.
‚Everything in life is an omen,‘ said the
Englishman, now closing the journal he was reading. ‚There is a universal
language, understood by everybody, but already forgotten. I am in search of
that universal language, among other things. That’s why I’m here. I have to
find a man who knows that universal language. An alchemist.‘
The conversation was interrupted by the
warehouse boss.
‚You’re in luck, you two,‘ the fat Arab said.
‚There’s s caravan leaving today for Al-Fayoum.‘....“
COELHO,
Paulo. The Alchemist. [s.l.] : [s.n.], 2002. 178 s.
ISBN 987-0-00-715566-8.