The Alchemist is a journey of exploration and self discovery as we follow the main character Santiago a young shepherd who lives in Spain on a journey to fulfill his personal legend The novel shows us wisdoms and gentle reminders of how to change our lives from what they may be today into the life we have always dreamed of The novel tells us that the fear of failure is the greatest obstacle to happiness There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve the fear of failure So ofte