I’ve been following Paolo Coelho on Twitter; one time, he tweeted this quote from one of his most famous books, The Alchemist:

When you want something, the whole Universe conspires to help you realize your desire.

It got me thinking, it can’t be true, can it? What if people want the same thing? Who will get it? Will it be a fair win just in case? I’m sure that’s not really how the writer sees it; that there’s some truth behind those words that can only be understood by those whose hearts are open, but I can only think of a particular, albeit funny,  situation wherein I got the exact opposite. Let’s just say that there is this something that I really wanted to have; so I prayed for the heavens to give me a sign that it’s indeed for me, and me alone. A few days after, it was gone. Poof! Just like that. But I am a believer in destiny and all that crap, so after a few years I asked for it again. A couple of days after, I got the news that it’s gone out of my reach, the very same day that I prayed out loud for it.  I wish I can give you the sordid details because this is quite funny, but the shame is very much on my part so just take my word that that quote? Not for me. But who knows, maybe I’ll try out that theory again someday;  retest the waters, and hope that they used water softeners this time  for my sake.