What important lesson have you learned from Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist as a whole?

's
is a unique story which basically tells readers not to just follow their
dreams, but to go accomplish them. The boy, Santiago, represents each one of us on life's
journey. Since we all have choices to make in life, the question is whether or not we will
make ones that will propel us forward to achieving our fullest potential, or will we sit still
and wait for life to come to us? Santiago learns to watch for omens that will direct him through
life and towards his Personal Legend and treasure. He learns to trust in himself, not to give up
until the goal is accomplished, and that marriage and family can wait until all of this happens
first.

There are some very inspirational quotes and pieces of advice given
throughout the book, too. Here are a few examples:

1-
". . . when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better,
too" (150).

 

2- "What you still need to now is this: before a dream is realized, the Soul of
the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil,
but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as
we've moved toward that dream" (132).

 

3- "The
boy reached through to the Soul of the World, and saw that it was a part of the Soul of God. And
he saw that the Soul of God was his own soul. And that he, a boy, could perform miracles"
(152).

These are all very empowering and motivating
passages that teach readers not to give up and that life does not have seem insurmountable. Life
can be difficult, but there's always a solution to discover or a choice to make it
better.