The Alchemist Book Club Week 4

The Desert : #1

“…plants that insisted on living where survival seemed impossible.”

Did the plans choose to live in the desert and struggle?

The Wind : #2

“…the winds know everything. They blow across the world without a birthplace, and with no place to die… The wind has many names…the wind came from no place at all, nor did it go to any place; that’s why it was stronger than the desert…[cannot] harness the wind…I want to be like you, able to reach every corner of the world, cross the seas, blow away the sands that cover my treasure, and carry the voice of the [one]  I love.” P 150-151

“So the wind blew with all its strength, and the sky was filled with sand…one of the commanders turned to the chief and said, “Maybe we had better end this!”…their eyes showed fear.” P 153

The Sun : #3

“…I learned how to love…we contemplate each other [Sun and earth from afar], and we want each other, and I give it life and warmth, and it gives me my reason for living.” P 154-155

The hand that wrote all : #4

A current of love rushed…began to pray

Everyone has a role

Wisdom

“I only invoked what you already knew” – Alchemist to the boy, pg 158

“When you are loved, you can do anything in creation.” – Santiago to the Wind, pg 152

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too…when we love, we always strive to become better than we are.” – Santiago to the Sun pg 155