Sometimes our personal legend is only fulfilled where it all started. And sometimes, the journey to achieving it is much more than the achievement itself.
In The Alchemist, Santiago starts off as a shepherd traveling southern Spain alongside his sheep. While sleeping under a sycamore, Santiago has a dream that he feels is his destiny to follow. After meeting various characters like the King of Salem, the crystal merchant, and the Alchemist, Santiago makes his way to the Great Pyramids. All while leaving his love, his sheep, and his home behind. On reaching the pyramids he realizes the treasure he dreamt of is not at the pyramids, but back home - under the sycamore tree. Santiago then realizes that his personal legend was to be fulfilled where …show more content…
I moved to Canada as a two-year-old and lived there until half of my second-grade year. Then, we abruptly moved to Saudi Arabia and have been here ever since.
I am a third-culture-kid. I am from Pakistan. I am from Canada. And I am from Saudi Arabia. All my life I have been privileged with experiences from all ends of the world. I have met people from all ends of the world. And I have traveled to all ends of the world. I am a fusion of Pakistan, Canada, and Saudi Arabia. All three have provided me with vital characteristics. Pakistan, being my motherland, has provided me with my rich culture, language, and humble attitude. Canada has provided me with the opportunities to experience the world, and taught me to be open-minded. And Saudi Arabia has helped tie me to my religion and allow me to experience life in a country prejudiced by the western …show more content…
This is because on this journey I was blessed with opportunities few ever receive. I learned a new language, met new people, found out that Mongolia is not some ancient empire or dynasty but still a country today. This journey helped me to understand myself. Had I lived in just Pakistan or just Canada I don't think I would have gotten the same experience. Had I been brought up in either the two I would only have one way to look at the world, the way the people around me looked at it. By living in Canada then Saudi Arabia, two polar opposites, I was able to distinguish what prejudice truly was, because I lived in a country thought to sponsor terrorism, yet I felt safer there than in
In The Alchemist, Santiago starts off as a shepherd traveling southern Spain alongside his sheep. While sleeping under a sycamore, Santiago has a dream that he feels is his destiny to follow. After meeting various characters like the King of Salem, the crystal merchant, and the Alchemist, Santiago makes his way to the Great Pyramids. All while leaving his love, his sheep, and his home behind. On reaching the pyramids he realizes the treasure he dreamt of is not at the pyramids, but back home - under the sycamore tree. Santiago then realizes that his personal legend was to be fulfilled where …show more content…
I moved to Canada as a two-year-old and lived there until half of my second-grade year. Then, we abruptly moved to Saudi Arabia and have been here ever since.
I am a third-culture-kid. I am from Pakistan. I am from Canada. And I am from Saudi Arabia. All my life I have been privileged with experiences from all ends of the world. I have met people from all ends of the world. And I have traveled to all ends of the world. I am a fusion of Pakistan, Canada, and Saudi Arabia. All three have provided me with vital characteristics. Pakistan, being my motherland, has provided me with my rich culture, language, and humble attitude. Canada has provided me with the opportunities to experience the world, and taught me to be open-minded. And Saudi Arabia has helped tie me to my religion and allow me to experience life in a country prejudiced by the western …show more content…
This is because on this journey I was blessed with opportunities few ever receive. I learned a new language, met new people, found out that Mongolia is not some ancient empire or dynasty but still a country today. This journey helped me to understand myself. Had I lived in just Pakistan or just Canada I don't think I would have gotten the same experience. Had I been brought up in either the two I would only have one way to look at the world, the way the people around me looked at it. By living in Canada then Saudi Arabia, two polar opposites, I was able to distinguish what prejudice truly was, because I lived in a country thought to sponsor terrorism, yet I felt safer there than in