amy tan

This packet on Amy Tan was really very interesting. In it, she seems to talk a lot about coincidence and fate, and in my opinion, thinks too strongly that these things run her life. She seems to simply accept the “inexplicable” in a way and go along with it. She believes that ghosts talk to her and that she finds a deeper meaning that others do not see. I hate to be so blunt and pessimistic, but I don’t at all feel that the things she says she feels and sees are anything special. People, in my opinion, only see as much as they want, and if they open their eyes to the bigger picture and choose to really take things in, anyone can “see” as much as Amy Tan does. Personally, I do not believe in fate, everyone works to get where they are and controls their own future. As for coincidence, things often happen by accident, but it has nothing to do with fate or sign from a supreme being. It is simply just an occurrence.