Santiago
has heard all kinds of nasty rumors about gypsiesabout how they cheat people, how they kidnap
children, and how they worship the devil. It's all nonsense, of course, but that kind of
prejudice against gypsies wasand to some extent, still iswidely held. Nevertheless, Santiago
puts aside his prejudices and seeks out the gypsy fortune-teller, because he needs to interpret
his dream.
Unfortunately, the fortune-teller is not much help. She pretty
much tells him what he already knows: that his dream is the same as his Personal Legend. But he
still doesn't know what it all means; he was kind of hoping that the fortune-teller would be
able to tell him. In her defense, the old gypsy argues that the simplest things in life are
always the most difficult to interpret. It takes wisdom and experience to understand simplicity,
and only Santiago can do that for himself, on his forthcoming journey to the
pyramids.
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