just as a sidenote ~55 of our combined 265 posts have been about my name
I'm not particularly religious and haven't taken any offense to any of the nicknames anyone has suggested, I know its all in good fun and not a personal attack haha
Yes the Melchizedek from The Alchemist is supposed to be the same one from the old testament, but rather than being portrayed as this pinnacle of human morality, he is a dedicated servant of god who shows up as a guiding force to help people fulfill their own personal legend (my interpretation is that his own personal legend is to guide as many people as he possibly can).
Yes I was _MDHopeful_ but changed it to Melchizedek for a number of reasons:
1. The Alchemist is my favorite book.
2. I have a strange knack for showing up in a person's life right when they need me, just like the character in the book. This has led to some pretty radical situations from physically stopping a suicide, to helping someone discover their place in the world.
3. I believe I have the same personal legend, to help as many people as I can, and the best way I see myself doing that is through medicine.
Anyone who wants to discuss the book or the character or such I'd love to create a new thread about it lmk.