The Alchemist Essay Have you ever cheated death, because of a feeling in the gut of your stomach? Have you ever decided to stay home, because something just didn't seem right? All of these scenarios can be accounted for by following your heart. All throughout the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho the lesson of trusting your intuition is present. A reoccurring event in the book demonstrating this lesson was each time Santiago (the Shepard …showed first 75 words of 598 total…

…showed last 75 words of 598 total…be the brightest idea. They ended up staying all night with no sleep whatsoever. I had a tournament the next day and played very well, probably because I got an appropriate amount of sleep. If I had ended up spending the night over there, I don't believe I would have been so fortunate. In The Alchemist and in reality, the lesson of trusting your intuition is around every corner; make sure you can trust yours.