he desensitizedhimself to the pain and shame that rejection often brings and, in the process,discovered that simply asking for what you want can open up possibilities where you expect to find dead ends.
求问 what you want can open up possibilities where you expect to find dead ends.这里应该怎么理解

我理解的：发现“简单地寻求你想要的东西往往能打开无限可能，而这些往往是你觉得求而无果的。”