illusion - something that is false or not real but that seems to be true or real (Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary) Many of us have deceived ourselves into thinking we control much more than we ...

“Control is an illusion, you infantile egomaniac.” So said Nicole Kidman to Tom Cruise in the movie, “Days of Thunder.” It was a fictional scene, of course, but I’m sure it’s a mantra she repeated ...