<h1 id="the-alchemist">The Alchemist<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#the-alchemist"></a></h1>
<h2 id="summary">Summary<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#summary"></a></h2>
<p><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Z0nLAfLmL._SL200_.jpg" alt="rw-book-cover"></p>
<p>A young shepherd goes and follows his personal legend.</p>
<h2 id="takeaway">Takeaway<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#takeaway"></a></h2>
<p>Every one has a "personal legend" (maktub), something that we were meant to do in the world. </p>
<h2 id="notes">Notes<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#notes"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>Personal Legend</li>
<li>Maktub: arabic for "so it is written"</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="characters">Characters<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#characters"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>Melchizedek, the king of Salem.</li>
<li>Fatima: girl that shepherd meets in oasis, the girl he falls in love with</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="places">Places<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#places"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andalusiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andalusia">Andalusia</a>: where the alchemist grew up
<ul>
<li>city southeast of spain</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="quotes">Quotes<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#quotes"></a></h2>
<blockquote>
<p>He had to choose between something he had become accustomed to and something he wanted to have.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Coelho, Paulo (2015-02-24). The Alchemist (p. 30). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Maybe these desert birds could explain to him the meaning of love without ownership.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Coelho, Paulo (2015-02-24). The Alchemist (p. 103). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream,”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Coelho, Paulo (2015-02-24). The Alchemist (p. 118). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.</p>
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## Welcome to my [Digital Garden](https://joelhooks.com/digital-garden) 🌱

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