Sunday, September 21, 2014

The world in the eyes of a cynic

On page 24, the king of Salem tells Santiago, "When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it." Do you believe that this is true? Why or why not?

Wile I'm sure many wishful thinking people would like to believe that there is some outside force helping people achieve their dreams, I believe that that is neither realistic nor a correct interpretation of how this quote can be applied to life. If you want something you're simply more likely to notice or create opportunity and work to achieve what it is you want. While there is an element of chance in everything it is nothing more than that. If you want something the only variable you can control in if you get it or not is you.

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