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He picks up the gifts from the king of Salem, Urim and Thurim and asked them “Am I going to find my treasure?” He took out the one that said yes.

He wept cos God was unfair and because the way God repaid those for who believed in his dreams”

After some amount of time, he gets all his money stolen.

After selling his sheep, gets help from a kid at a local bar.

“In order to find your treasure, you have to follow the omens (intuition)” The sheep, merchants daughter etc are steps on the way to his personal legend”

“There was nothing to hold him back except himself. He never realized what people are capable of, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of” When he’s old he going to spend a month in Africa. But he decided first to buy a bakery then put money aside. “When he was a child, he wanted to travel too. The old man points to a baker in the plaza “When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it”

Worlds greatest lie “At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.

Incident 2 – Meets the King Disguised as a Beggar

A recurring dream about pyramids in Egypt, she tells him to go there.

Incident 1 – Comes across the gypsy woman ” It’s a possibility of a dream coming true that makes life interesting” he thought. “The boy could see his fathers gaze, a desire that was still alive, despite his father having to bury it over dozens of years, under the burden of struggling for food drink and a place to sleep every night of his life” In general, it’s about the role that problems have in your life, following your intuition, acknowledging signs from the universe, growth, personal power.

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There’s a full summary of The Alchemist here. If you’d prefer to read instead of listen, you can check out Adam Ashton’s blog.

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You can also download this episode or subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. The Alchemist has now sold 65 million copies worldwide! Definitely worth the read. We talk about omens versus coincidences, experiencing life, fear of failure, taking action, taking control over your destiny and life’s deserts.

Subtitled “A fable about following your dream”, this parable has many life lessons subtly weaved in if you look a bit closer. We all have our own Personal Legend, but most of us give up or stop following the omens. In The Alchemist we follow a young Spanish shepherd on his journey to achieving his Personal Legend.