Change Over Time “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” This is a quote by Leon C. Megginson. Santiago has to manage change to help him find his treasure and pursue his personal legend. In the novel, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, Santiago learns, “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too. To begin, Santiago gains advice from a wise old king. Furthermore, Santiago is realizing that there is a new way to evolve the shop to make more money. To conclude, Santiago is receiving advice that will assist him to pursue his personal legend. First, Santiago gains advice from the wise old king. For instance, while the king is giving Santiago wisdom about pursuing personal legend he realizes that the universe is helping him change to find his treasure. "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it." (43). Santiago is discovering that in order to pursue his personal legend that he will need to expand his knowledge about the world. Finally, Santiago’s knowledge evolves and as a result he Santiago grows into a wise man. To conclude, the boy understands the value of the advice from the old king. Next, Santiago is realizing that there is a new …show more content…
Furthermore, Santiago realizes that there is a new way to evolve the shop to make more money with more haste. To conclude, Santiago is receiving advice that will assist him to pursue his Personal Legend. Although Santiago may not have realized it, in the beginning, he evolved throughout the book and accepted the change. The lesson that came from this book is that for something great to happen you need to accept changes in life and evolve with it. In all, change will happen to