At the oasis, Santiago meets and falls deeply in love with Fatima, a girl of the desert. Fatima tells him that true love does not hold someone back from their Personal Legend. She will wait for him, because a man who fulfills his destiny will always return. Heartbroken but determined, Santiago leaves her to find the alchemist. The mysterious, 200-year-old Alchemist (who turns lead into gold) agrees to guide Santiago. They ride into the desert. The Alchemist teaches Santiago to listen to his heart and to understand the Soul of the World . He says, “When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
During their journey, they are captured by a tribal war camp. The Alchemist tells the chief that Santiago is an alchemist who can turn himself into the wind. The chief demands a demonstration—or they die. the alchemist bahasa indonesia pdf
Later, in a town square, he meets an old man named Melchizedek (who claims to be the King of Salem). The king tells Santiago that everyone has a Personal Legend—a life’s true purpose—and that the world conspires to help those who pursue it. He gives Santiago two stones: Urim and Thummim (black and white), to help him read omens. Santiago sells his sheep and sets sail for Africa. As soon as Santiago arrives in Tangier, he is robbed of all his money. Desperate and now working for a kind but stagnant crystal merchant, Santiago learns Arabic and helps revive the merchant’s failing shop. Over a year, he becomes wealthy. He faces a choice: return to Spain and buy more sheep (the comfortable, old dream) or continue toward the pyramids. At the oasis, Santiago meets and falls deeply
Confused, he visits an old Romani woman in a nearby town to interpret the dream. She tells him that the dream is prophetic—he must go to the pyramids. In return, she asks for one-tenth of the treasure if he finds it. Santiago is disappointed, thinking her interpretation is vague. Heartbroken but determined, Santiago leaves her to find
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Santiago realizes the treasure was never in Egypt. It was back where he started—under the sycamore tree at the abandoned church in Spain, where he had his original dream. He returns, digs beneath the tree, and finds a chest full of gold and jewels.