due 5/22

Prompt: 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?

I do not think this is necessarily true, despite the fact that I really want it to be. I think that in this world we make person decisions and set personal goals, and we work towards accomplishing them ourselves, without the help of the universe. I think that the universe just exists and does its thang without intermingling with our ambitions.