Its irrelevant but its all inter-connected?

I was told a few days ago that things are irrelevant, but the same source that said that stated that everything is inter-connected. I don't quite understand how that can be, sometimes you just have to think for yourself and not let anyone misguide you to their own self-motives (not sure if that's an exact word).

I learned these past few months that life is really what you want it to be. Can't please everyone, cuz I've tried that! And at the end of the day, when they don't get their way, they just ended up making me look like I was at fault. When, in reality, everyone in the equation is to blame....so I just took myself out of the equation. Simple.

Leadership, everything rises and falls on Leadership. I've been blessed to be in the presence of amazing leaders... Tam Minh Truong was one true leader. Led from the front and always kept his cool. Sincerely kind and genuine and always put the team first. Its been 10 years since I last spoke to him, he passed away in a car accident. Taken away too soon, but I'm here to "Keep the dream alive..."

Which goes back to "...its irrelevent or is it all inter-connected?" Because 10 years later, I am on the mission to "Keep the dream alive..." which is one reason why I joined an organization back in 2003 for that very thing...and realized a few months ago, in Jan 2011 that the dream I was trying to keep alive was dying slowly in an environment where there is mis-trust and bitterness.

But everything happens for a reason, right? The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, opened my eyes to the journey we all take in life. "Its irrelevent but its all inter-connected?" Find your gold.