Conflict is the base of the story. Without conflict, the story has no plot, the characters don't experience anything, and there isn't really any developments at all. As for the second question, I think that's your own opinion.
Hey, i’m gi ! if i had to decipher this for myself, i’d say that it means ,,,
“we cannot always chose where we come from or where we start, but we can always chose where we chose to go with our lives”
2. explanation: if a symbol is used to show sadness ie … it shows a pause and adds a dramatic effect. if using ! its yelling telling you this character is feeling a heavy emotion and is yelling to show it.