what do these 2 quotes mean?

[shorty]

1."There are so many dreams to be fulfilled, but Ultima says a man's destiny must unfold itself like a flower, with only the sun and the earth and water making it blossom, and no one else meddling in it"

2."There are many gods,' Cico whispered, 'gods of beauty and magic, gods of the garden, gods in our own backyards-but we go off to foreign countries to find new ones, we reach to the stars to find new ones"

[Caitlin]

Well, 1. seems like it's saying that your destiny will unfold over time, without any materialistic items and only you can make it happen.

2. I interpret this as we go far away and above and beyond to search for gods, when there are gods that are right in our backyard. Like nature.

[vonb]

number 1 means that only you can make your dreams come true

number 2 means that no matter how far you go thre are gods all around you