The Alchemist (Coelho)
To what is the old man referring when he speaks of our "personal legend"?
the old man is from Salem
the old man is from Salem
Melchizedek explains the idea of the Personal Legend to Santiago. A person’s Personal Legend represents the essence of what a person feels destined to accomplish in life. Young children have a good idea what their legend is. As we get older, we lose our sense of wonder and our legend begins to fade. A "mysterious force" makes us think that we can never achieve our legend.