"All the world's a stage, and the people, the players."
- Shakespeare
We say we "know" people. We imagine how they will react and respond to us at certain times. Sensing a potential conflict, our bodies may tense, and our fight-or-flight mechanisms kick in. But is their behavior really a "predetermined" thing? Do we really know how they are truly feeling, and how they will behave? If we believe that the past determines the future, and we are not open to the possibility of change - along with our part played - then we are setting the stone. Life plays out according to our expectations; this is easy to observe. Those butterflies in our stomachs are not so much a premonition, as they are a warning from your soul: YOU are anticipating and "creating" a monster - you have strayed from the path.