The Alchemist Through an Indian's View

Its really an awesome novel and those people who cant understand Sanskrit or feel that they are elite class people and cant switch over to any other language for reading they too must go at least once for the novel as it has pure essence of 'vedantas' in it.

The best part of it is the solid stone which can convert any thing into gold, actually its a metaphor and symbolizes concise, tried and tested philosophy of the life which is packet of bundles of positivity and positive energy. Gold has always been remembered and admired for its purity and any thing that becomes pure and absolute is as good as gold. At the other end the fluid is metaphor for the thoughts in the process of formation and that are yet to be tested.

 In the chase of worldly matters we forget the most precious gift given to us by the GOD. The gift is our heart which can recognize good and bad omens just like black and white stones of the boy. Even very readily we forget our own goals and start imitating the social consensus and the top of the irony is that we try to find our inner peace also in that picture itself, which is not possible at all.

 Really the book is full of positive thoughts and one should go for it when ever need to re-energize one self.

Wish:-                               ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः
                                           सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः ।
                                           सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु
                                        मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत् ।
                                   ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Success

Every body aspires for success but digesting success is even more difficult than achieving it. Our holy scriptures have told a lot on success which is quite relevant in today's consequences as well.

If one is on the way of success and all things go in right direction but the result turns to be failure in last one should not get de motivated or disturbed as its an incident and misfortune. The same way if nothing goes right in one's life and success is experienced all of a sudden out of no where the person should not be elated, as it is luck. Certain times all things are synchronized and the expected result comes from the actions performed by the individual. This Incident must be enjoyed as it boosts your confidence and tames your subconscious to have a systematic approach to fulfill your goals.

in short one must never have negative thoughts viz. -" In spite of hard work, I don't get good results etc." Negative thought are like corrosion in life. The reaction taking place is in evident but corrodes you regularly and stances question mark on one's existence. In Bhagvat Geeta Lord Shree Krishna has himself told to Arjuna-

                      श्रीभगवानुवाचप्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान्पार्थ मनोगतान् ।
                       आत्मयेवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते ॥ (५५)

The person who leaves all kind of desires and remains neutral and contented in all kind of situations is  stable minded. Such kind of person can stand tall in all kind of situations and will prove himself stallwart and successsful in the long run.