In The Alchemist, Paulo Coelo invites the readers to follow their impossible dreams! The protaganist Santiago is an andulasion
sheperd boy who has a reccuring dream of a hidden
treasure in the pyramids of Egypt. He decides to pursue this dream and as the author would like us to believe---- when a man is determined to explore his destiny, he is pushed towards his destination by a mysterious cosmic force. Many
people become instrumental in Santiago's mission.
While passing through the desert, Santiago gains an insight to the essence of life. He continues to be guided by his inner voice which most people tend to ignore as they grow up.
He realizes that the sand, the wind, the sun, the animals, the plants and he himself are a part of a larger unified whole. He exists in everything and everything exists in him. Having gained this divine wisdom, he succeeds in finding the treasure and his love, Fatima who reveals to him the meaning of true love which is not in holding on but in letting go.........