In the Alchemist, Coelho revealed many thoughts regarding the importance of ‘faith’ in one’s journey to achieve your destiny. Faith is to believe in a supernatural power like God that controls and guides you to your destiny. In the Alchemist this is known as the ‘Soul of the World’. Santiago reached out to the ‘Soul of the World’ communicating through his heart by the ‘universal language’ of love. His faith in God allowed him to face the desert, wind and the sun and finally he prayed to God, which led him to successfully change to wind. “A current of love rushed from his heart and the boy began to pray. It was a prayer that he had never said before, because it was a prayer without words or pleas.”(144) Religion and God speaks to all cultures and across time periods from the time of creation of the universe to this day. Like Santiago we need to pray to God and to have faith that God will guide us to achieve our destiny. Faith in God will surely lead us to success.
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