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Control

September 12, 2017 by admin

Is most of life just throwing stones against the waves?

Why is it so hard for any of us to give up control?

Especially over others?

We know better. We have more experience. We’re not sure that the other person is doing the right thing of making the right choices.

But, in the end, do we really have any more control?

Did our interference lead to a vastly different outcome?

Where is the line between concern and control?

When we are in the position of power, is it control? And does this need for control come from a place of fear, of actions leading inevitably to the worst case scenario?

How often do we ever get to that worst case scenario?

How do we guide without being controlling? At what point is is just manic, and not even about the other person but our own desire for order and certainty in this chaotic world?

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About the Author

Peter Fugazzotto is a fantasy and science fiction author who fights to protect the earth by day and battles his ego with armbars and slashing sticks by night. He lives in Northern California with his wife, daughter, bird and dog. His short stories have been published in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Grimdark … READ MORE

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