![]() ![]() The idea of following your dream is a marvellous one, a support for anyone embarking on a major project. ![]() So begins this fable which has delighted millions around the world. He keeps reminding himself of what he was told in the market before he left: 'When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.' He is now living a different life, in which every day is new and satisfying. So much hard work and discipline for a little adventure! But strangely, Santiago is not devastated, apprehending a greater feeling - the security of knowing he is on the right path. Sure enough, disaster is met early on when a thief in Tangier robs him of his savings. The Gypsy points him towards the Pyramids of Egypt, where she says he will find treasure. They urge him to 'follow his omens' and leave the world he knows. He goes into town one day to sell some of his flock, and encounters a tramp-king and a Gypsy woman. They live in beautiful Andalucia, which attracts tourists to its quaint villages and rolling hills, but for them it is no place of dreams.Santiago, on the other hand, can read and wants to travel. ![]() Santiago's parents have continually struggled for the basics of life, and have smothered their own ambitions accordingly. ![]() Seeking only food and water, they never lift their heads to admire the green hills or the sunsets. Santiago is a shepherd in the rolling hills of Andalucia. He loves his flock, but can't help but notice the limited nature of their existence. ![]()
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