Love

Love waltzes brightly through one’s heart

With evanescent wings and satin skates

Leaving sprinkles of romance behind

In The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho brings a small, off-track message of love as he writes the journey of Santiago. He shows that even though you are attempting to achieve your own destiny, love my find you and distract you from your destiny. As Santiago draws closer to his destiny, he meets a girl named Fatima along the way and immediately falls in love, distracted by the true meaning of why he was there in the first place. It shows Santiago's love and passion at first sight for a girl, and it also shows the distraction that brings him away from his journey. Usually love is a magnificent feeling, sometimes, it arrives at the wrong timing. But as we look closer into the meaning of love, Coelho sends us a message that TRUE love will stick to us forever.