“So that everyone will search for his treasure, find it, and then want to be better than he was in his former life.”(Coelho143) Coelho describes Santiago as a man who is aspired to pursue his destiny without giving up despite of many obstacles and difficulties which come along his way. He constantly listens to his heart as a way to guide him in finding his destiny. In the novel, Santiago leaves his home in Andalusia for a journey to find his destiny. He desires to find his treasure by pursuing his destiny so that he would not just have a recurring dream if he stays in Andalusia. As he traveled to Spain, he meets a lot of people including his mentor who helped him a lot and the woman of his life. Santiago persevered to overcoming obstacles and determined to achieve his destiny. Throughout his journey, these traits including perseverance, courage and confidence have led to his success in finding his destiny.
During his journey, Santiago persevered to show that he truly desired to achieve his dreams despite of encountering many obstacles and failures. He came across a series of different experiences that he had never encountered before. For example, he had been robbed by a thief who took all his money away. The thief promised Santiago that he would help him cross the desert by buying a camel for him. However, he just ran off with Santiago’s money. Therefore, Santiago decided to work for the crystal merchant to earn the money that he had lost so that he could return home. Nevertheless, he changed his mind and continued with his plan to pursue his dream. This incident clearly proves that Santiago has never given up in pursuing his destiny. Another incident which illustrates how he has persevered was the time when he had to leave his lover, Fatima in the midst of searching for his destiny. Santiago fell in love with Fatima the first time he met her. He was passionately in love with her and it would be a great pain for him to leave her even for a short time. However, Santiago was not easily affected by his emotions but carried on with the quest for his destiny. “The boy looked out at the horizon. There were mountains in the distance. And there were dunes, rocks and plants that insisted on living where survival seemed impossible.”(Coelho137) This quote portrays that Santiago was inspired by the scene of how the dunes, rocks and plants still persisted to survive on the desert even though it seemed to be difficult for them to do it. Similarly, Santiago also determined to reach out to his aspiration in achieving his goal to obtain the treasures in the pyramids. Thus, perseverance and determination combined which gives Santiago the strength and courage to continue his quest and to face any challenges that he may come across during the journey.
Santiago was truly a courageous boy as he was determined to achieve his destiny despite of facing a lot of difficulties and challenges. He had always been a strong character who was prepared to overcome dangers and hardships. Santiago was brave enough to take up the challenge of embarking on his journey to search for his destiny. It was not easy for him to make this decision if he was not brave enough to face this difficult task. Therefore, it was obviously true that he had made a right choice to pursue his destiny as he finally managed to find the treasure. Apart from this, Santiago was not afraid of risking his life to cross the desert as it had been known to be a dangerous task for him to do it. It is because once the Alchemist mentioned that ‘The desert challenges all men’. Santiago heard it from the Alchemist that most people would die when they made an attempt to cross the desert in a caravan. Nevertheless, he was not fearful to face the challenge of crossing the desert by himself no matter how difficult it would be. “Meanwhile, the boy thought about his treasure. The closer he got to the realization of his dream, the more difficult things became. It seems as if what the old king had called “beginner’s luck” were no longer functioning. In his pursuit of the dream, he was being constantly subjected to tests of his persistence and courage.”(Coelho85) His intuition told him that he must not give up in realizing his dreams even though situations and things became more and more difficult. Instead, Santiago was always brave to conquer any form of trials which lied ahead of him. Hence, he was a true hero in his quest for the treasures who was filled with the spirit of courage.
Santiago would not be able to realize his dream if he was not confident enough to give up his job as a shepherd and decided to pursue on his quest for treasures. In fact, it was not easy for most people to give up their current job in order to search for a dream that could not even to be achieved. However, Santiago just believed in his ability and strength that he would be able to realize his dream. With the help of Melchizedek, Santiago was motivated to press on toward the goal of succeeding in finding his destiny. The old king had encouraged him many times not to give up his dream in spite of the challenges and hardships that he had to face throughout his journey. Santiago also showed his confidence when he had to leave Fatima, the woman of his life on his quest for his destiny. It was because he was confident that he would be able to return to her safely without any misfortune as stated in ‘“I’m going away,” he said. “And I want you to know that I’m coming back.”’(Coelho116) Santiago assured Fatima with full confidence that he would definitely return to her after he fulfilled his destiny. “The boy remembered an old proverb from his country. It said that the darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn.”(Coelho127) This quote shows that Santiago overcame all sorts of unexpected obstacles and problems with great confidence before realizing his precious dream. Therefore, Santiago had successfully achieved his dream by possessing the quality of confidence.
Santiago followed his heart to realize his dream with much perseverance, strong courage and great confidence. He insisted on pursuing his destiny through many obstacles and failures, overcoming all impossibilities with great confidence and resolving every problem with full courage. The young shepherd successfully achieved his destiny by being persistent to work towards success, by being courageous as he as he was not afraid even he had to end up in the middle of nowhere and by being confident to achieve his dream with the encouragement of the old king. In this novel, the main speech, the author tells us that we should follow our heart to pursue our destiny in life without giving up so that we can see a bright future awaiting us.
I am also a participant who is aspired to achieve success in my own destiny. I believe we need perserverance in achieving our destiny because it will allow us to never give up in any difficult situations. Many people have their own destiny that they want to achieve in life. In my opinion, I think that perserverance is the most important trait that we must have in order to succeed in the future. Moreover, we must also focus on the goal of our destiny so that we will not be defeated by whatever obstacles and problem which lie ahead of us. We will always tell ourselves to carry on with the pursue of our destiny no matter how difficult and challenging it will be. Hence, perserverance is the key trait that will help everyone to move on further until they reach their destiny.
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