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9 years ago
Monday, October 1, 2012
Why?
Why did Santiago have to go through the dangers of tribal wars on the outskirts of the oasis in order to reach the Pyramids? At the very end of the journey, why did the alchemist leave Santiago alone to complete it?
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He needed to learn lessons along the way. I guess it is like life.
Why come to Earth and experience so much heartache, hardship, joy, etc. just to go back to where we came from - we have lessons to learn and we will change from the experiences so that we can better understand and experience the treasure.
Santiago wouldn't have found so much in himself and others if he had just found the treasure where he was sitting at the beginning.
There are so many religious tie-ins with this story. I think this one is relating to the Savior. He had a mission to accomplish here on earth, and God the Father left Him alone for part of it so He could do it on His own. This journey was for Santiago. He received help and was taught by the alchemist, but he needed to complete his journey by himself. If someone else could have done it for him, there would have been no need for him to go in the first place. Someone else could have simply told him about it. He needed to learn for himself though.
Quests in life or just life itself presents hardships along the way and we have to figure out how to best deal with those difficulties that come our way. With the help of our Heavenly Father as our guide and instructor we can learn and grow. If someone else does the work for us we don't learn and grow. The Alchemist had to let Santiago go the last of the journey alone and confront the final trial before finding his "treasure".
Because we always have to go through war to reach our goals. Nothing good ever came easily, except for that little hint of beginner's luck. We grow as we struggle and we prove ourselves. I like where Holly is going with the comparison to the Savior. Reminds me of a brilliant conference talk by Elder Holland called "None Were With Him" that talks about how the Savior has to suffer the atonement alone.
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