So if anything becomes more of a reality for
me as I age, it's that reality oftentimes sucks.
And that's partly because you cannot impose your
will onto the world in whatever way you'd like,
right? That's just unfortunate reality. And then
part of growing up is learning when and where
you can exercise some control. So the reality
is just simply this. You cannot control everything.
You can only control what you control, which
is a very limited sphere in the larger scale
of things. You probably cannot control as much
as you think, but you also can control more than
you think. Both of these can be true at the same
time. The hope is that you have an accurate understanding
of what you can and can't control.