The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
A Fantasy, Short Stories, Time Travel book. Past and future are the same, and we cannot change either, only know them more fully. My journey to the...
In medieval Baghdad, a penniless man is brought before the most powerful man in the world, the caliph himself, to tell his story. It begins with a walk in the bazaar, but soon grows into a tale unlike any other told in the caliph's empire. It's a story that includes not just buried treasure and a band of thieves, but also men haunted by their past and others trapped by their future; it includes not just a beloved wife and a veiled seductress, but also long journeys taken by caravan and even longer ones taken with a single step. Above all, it's a story about recognizing the will of Allah and accepting it, no matter what form it takes.
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- Pages: 62 pages
- ISBN: / 9781596064
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Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough. Ted Chiang, The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate Past and future are the same, and we cannot change either, only know them more fully. My journey to the past had changed nothing, but what I had learned had changed everything, and I understood that it could not have been otherwise. If our lives are tales that Allah tells, then we are the audience as well as the players, and it is by living these tales that we receive their lessons. Ted Chiang, The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate Four things do not come back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity. Ted Chiang, The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
"Coincidence and intention are two sides of a tapestry, my lord. You may find one more agreeable to look at, but you cannot say one is true and the other is false." Traditional sci-fi writers usually tackle the mechanics and paradoxical consequences of time travel. They often include futuristic space-faring, alien planets, and exotic... A fun little time travel tale. Absolutely amazing. Enough said.A wonderful audio edition can be heard here.
