"But I'd like to see the castles in the towns where they live," the boy explained.
"Well, I'd like to see their land, and see how they live," said his son.
"The people who come here have a lot of money to spend, so they can afford to
travel," his father said. "Amongst us, the only ones who travel are the shepherds."
"Well, then I'll be a shepherd!"
His father said no more. The next day, he gave his son a pouch that held three ancient
Spanish gold coins.
"I found these one day in the fields. I wanted them to be a part of your inheritance.
But use them to buy your flock. Take to the fields, and someday you'll learn that our
countryside is the best, and our women the most beautiful."
And he gave the boy his blessing. The boy could see in his father's gaze a desire to be
able, himself, to travel the world--a desire that was still alive, despite his father's
having had to bury it, over dozens of years, under the burden of struggling for water
to drink, food to eat, and the same place to sleep every night of his life.
*
The horizon was tinged with red, and suddenly the sun appeared. The boy thought
back to that conversation with his father, and felt happy; he had already seen many
castles and met many women (but none the equal of the one who awaited him several
days hence). He owned a jacket, a book that he could trade for another, and a flock of
sheep. But, most important, he was able every day to live out his dream. If he were toable, himself, to travel the world--a desire that was still alive, despite his father's
having had to bury it, over dozens of years, under the burden of struggling for water
to drink, food to eat, and the same place to sleep every night of his life.
*
The horizon was tinged with red, and suddenly the sun appeared. The boy thought
back to that conversation with his father, and felt happy; he had already seen many
castles and met many women (but none the equal of the one who awaited him several
days hence). He owned a jacket, a book that he could trade for another, and a flock of
tire of the Andalusian fields, he could sell his sheep and go to sea. By the time he had
had enough of the sea, he would already have known other cities, other women, and
other chances to be happy. I couldn't have found God in the seminary, he thought, as
he looked at the sunrise.
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El Alquimista
"Pero me gustaría ver a los castillos en las ciudades en las que viven", explicó el muchacho.
"Bueno, me gustaría ver a su tierra, y ver cómo viven", dijo su hijo.
"Las personas que vienen aquí tienen mucho dinero para gastar, por lo que pueden darse el lujo de viajar", dijo su padre. "Entre nosotros, los únicos que viajan son los pastores."
"Bueno, entonces voy a ser un pastor!"
Su padre no dijo nada más. Al día siguiente, le dio a su hijo una bolsa que contenía tres antiguas monedas de oro españolas.
"Encontré estos un día en los campos. Yo quería que fueran parte de su herencia.
Pero los uso para comprar su rebaño. Lleve a los campos, y algún día ustedes aprenderán que nuestro
campo es el mejor, y nuestras mujeres las más bellas. "
Y le dio al muchacho su bendición. El niño pudo ver en la mirada de su padre el deseo de querer, en sí mismo, de viajar por el mundo - un deseo que todavía estaba vivo, a pesar de que su padre había tenido que enterrarlo, a lo largo de decenas de años, bajo el peso de la lucha por el agua para beber, alimentos para comer, y el mismo lugar para dormir todas las noches de su vida.
El horizonte estaba teñido de rojo, y de repente apareció el sol. El pensamiento del muchacho de nuevo a esa conversación con su padre, y se sentía feliz; él ya había visto a muchos castillos y se reunieron muchas mujeres (pero nunca una igual a la que esperaba de varios días de ahí). Era dueño de una chaqueta, un libro que podía cambiar por otra, y una bandada de ovejas. Pero, más importante, fue capaz de todos los días para vivir su sueño. Si tuviera neumáticos de los campos andaluces, que podría vender sus ovejas y hacerse en el mar. En el momento en que había tenido suficiente en el mar, que lo haría ya han conocido otras ciudades, otras mujeres, y otras posibilidades de ser felices. No podría haber encontrado a Dios en el seminario, pensó, mientras miró a la salida del sol.
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