The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

[캔디(엄혜경)]

   The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

      I wondered why this book has been so famous for the people.

      First of all, when I was reading the book, I couldn’t stop reading. Because this book which is talk about dream and journey of life is not difficult. The shepherd whose name is Santiago is an ordinary person. On the other hand, his dream makes charm his character up. In desert he met robberies, various armed tribesman, and faced many dangerous situations.  Nonetheless, he went on hoping against fear of death. He thought that every thing has a soul. For that reason, he learned from sheep’s, crystals and nature with the old alchemist as a mentor to achieve his goals. Eventually, he was going back to Fatima, the woman was in his mind, at the last scene.

      In a nutshell, I believe, in terms of dreams, people strengthen all through the process to do them. If they have dreams, they will reach the best conclusion.

   저는 이 책이 사람들에게 왜 그렇게 유명할까  궁금했어요.

   처음에 그 책을 읽었을때 읽기를 멈출수가 없었지요.

   왜냐하면 책이 어렵지 않았기때문이었어요.

   그 책은 삶의 여정과 꿈에 대해 이야기하고 있지요.

   산티아고는 평범한 양치기 소년이었답니다.

   그런데, 그의 꿈은 그를 멋진 캐릭터로 만들어요.

   그는 사막에서 강도와 무장한 아랍족을  만나고 위험한 지경에도 처하게되었지요.

   그렇지만, 그는 죽음의 공포와 맞서 희망을 놓지 않았죠.

    그는 모든 것에 영혼이 있다고 믿었기때문에,

    양들과 크리스탈 그리고 자연에서, 멘토와 같은 연금술사와 더불어 그의  

    꿈을 이루는 것을 배우게 되지요.

    드디어,  마음속의 여인 페티마에게 돌아가려고 마음먹는 것이 마지막  

    장면이랍니다.

    저는 꿈에관하여, 사람들이 꿈을 향해가는 과정을 통해 강해진다고 믿습니다.

    만약 꿈을 가지고 있다면, 가장 좋은 결론에 미치게 되겠지요.

 몇가지 기억에 남는 글귀를 적어보았습니다.

  I noted down some memorable passages.

           There are three types of alchemist. Those who are Vague because they don’t know what they’re doing; those who are vague because they do know what they’re doing, but who also know that the language of alchemy is addressed to the heart, and not to the mind. Those who will never hear about alchemy, but who will succeed, through the lives they lead, in discovering the Philosopher’s stone.

Pg13. “You came so that you could learn about your dreams.” said the old woman. And dreams are the language of God. I have had same dream twice.

Pg22. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them.

Pg65 When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it.

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[Khan(김동규)]

What I like most is the last word(p.65)