There is something tremendously satisfying about achieving what is thought to be the impossible—the challenging task, the longed-for dominion, the out-of-reach star.
"Stop the world, I want to get off!" These words from a recent play might well convey the sentiment of many faced with the frustrations of the modern world.
How many times a medical report, an account of peace negotiations, or some other record of reasonable, well-meaning effort ends with the words, "Everything was coming along nicely, but complications set in"!
