One of the most defining and refining moments for Santiago is when he is presented with the task to turn himself into the wind in order to save his and the alchemist's life from the tribesmen. After talking with the desert, the wind, and the sun, he discovers that 1. the Language of the World is love. He also learns 2. that part of his own soul is the soul of God as well. And, he learns 3. that the desert, the wind, and the sun all exist for the same reason he does; and, that reason is to find his own personal legend. After much discussion, the boy decides that Love is the only motivator that moves a person or element forward to achieving personal legend. Love, Santiago realizes, is what makes everyone and everything filled with a desire to do and be better than what they currently are. Ultimately, love can helps men "strive to become better than we are," then, as a result, "everything around us becomes better, too" (150). In a state of becoming better, a person or element is on the right path to achieving personal legend.