Control: The Foundation of Life

Why do I have friends, family members, a job, a place to live, and things to put in it—but also have those pesky people who frequently disturb my sense of comfort and satisfaction with life?

And, it isn't just people that are a problem. It is also bacteria that cause diseases, bugs that bite, the neighbor's dogs that won't stop barking, weeds that keep growing in my garden, trees that crash in a storm, or even elephants that invade my farm crop and tigers that stalk my village at night—all...