Melchizedek believes that the "secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.” The boy was told to walk around the castle, but he was warned not to spill a drop of oil from the spoon that he was carrying with him. He was so worried that he'd spill the oil, that he never had the chance to observe the castle. The boy was sent to go a second time, and is told to pay attention to the things around him, even while still carrying the spoon with oil. However, he became so amazed of his surrounding that he forgot to be cautious, and he spilled the oil. He tells him this for Santiago to appreciate all the little things and learn from all the lessons along his journey.The moral is that all