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1、TheAlchemistPauloCoelhoTranslatedbyAlanR.Clarke.Published1992.ISBN0-7225-3293-8.Therearesomebooksthatgobeyondbeingspecial.JonathanLivingstonSeagull,TheLittlePrince,ConversationsWithGodandTheProphetwouldallmakethelist.I’dliketoaddonemore,TheAlchemistbyPauloC
2、oelho.ItisthestoryofSantiago,ashepardinSpain.HesetsofftofindatreasurebythepyramidsinEgyptthatisspokenofinareoccurringdream.Astoryasoldasthepyramidsthemselves.Alongtheway,hefindsoutthathisjourneyisaboutdiscoveringhisPersonalLegend,touchingtheSouloftheWorld,a
3、ndlearningwhatloveisreallyabout;aswellasgettingtheloot.WelearnaswetravelwithSantiagomanyofthevaluablelessonsoflife,anduncovermanyofthemysteries.“Thewisemenunderstoodthatthisnaturalworldisonlyanimageandacopyofparadise.Theexistenceofthisworldissimplyaguarante
4、ethatthereexistsaworldthatisperfect.Godcreatedtheworldsothat,throughitsvisibleobjects,mencouldunderstandhisspiritualteachingsandthemarvelsofhiswisdom.”NowcomewithSantiagoandmeaswestrollthefieldsofSpain,andrideoncamelandhorsebackthroughthesandsofthegreatAfri
5、candesert.And,learnashedid,“I’manadventurer,lookingfortreasure.”Theadventureawaits!Enjoy!TheAlchemistpickedupabookthatsomeoneinthecaravanhadbrought.Leafingthroughthepages,hefoundastoryaboutNarcissus.ThealchemistknewthelegendofNarcissus,ayouthwhokneltdailybe
6、sidealaketocontemplatehisownbeauty.Hewassofascinatedbyhimselfthat,onemorning,hefellintothelakeanddrowned.Atthespotwherehefell,aflowerwasborn,whichwascalledthenarcissus.Butthiswasnothowtheauthorofthebookendedthestory.HesaidthatwhenNarcissusdied,thegoddesseso
7、ftheforestappearedandfoundthelake,whichhadbeenfreshwater,transformedintoalakeofsaltytears.“Whydoyouweep?”thegoddessesasked.“IweepforNarcissus,”thelakereplied.“Ah,itisnosurprisethatyouweepforNarcissus,”theysaid,“forthoughwealwayspursuedhimintheforest,youalon
8、ecouldcontemplatehisbeautycloseathand.”“But...wasNarcissusbeautiful?”thelakeasked.“Whobetterthanyoutoknowthat?”thegoddessessaidinwonder.“Afterall,itwasbyyourbanksthatheknelteachdaytocontemplatehimself!