Such a tricky one,
control.
We yearn for it most of the time.
Occasionally we have the illusion of it, like
“I think I’ll have another beer’.
But the big stuff eludes us.
The breath is an excellent metaphor here.
You can control your breath in many ways,
you can breathe deeply, you can pant or woof,
even sigh, but
you cannot choose not to breathe.
Whoever is actually running this show must have
a very deep sense of ironic humor.
