Synopsis

This is a story to whet the imagination. Often in our lives we indulge in flights of fantasy, pretending things are not what they are, or seem to be. When things go wrong we may be forced to consider alternative scenarios. We often refuse to be guided by history, and are convinced that we can shape the future by conscious acts, despite the inevitability of fate, which so often will add its random input into our well-ordered plans. For some of the time we are guided by a sense of moral behaviour in which one’s own failure is frequently blamed on bad luck, and seldom on our own abilities. Success is seen to be the just reward for diligent effort in which chance has played no part. While the majority of us work hard to achieve our goals and enjoy life, there are nevertheless many times and situations in which we envy the luck and good fortune of others. How often has it been said that a person would never have been successful if it were not for the fact that… Some people are blessed with good looks, others with intelligence, or a sense of humour. Some people are capable of great acts of leadership or bravery, or even combinations of each of these. Despite our natural abilities, how much of our endeavours do we really control? If the concept of fate did not exist in our minds, would we behave any differently? At one level, fate could be simplistically thought of like a buffer on the end of a meandering railway track. So long as we are on the correct lines and in control then things will somehow always turn out right in the end, and we will reach our destination. Alternatively it may be seen as a more random influence on our lives in which uncontrollable situations or events test our own abilities to remain in control.

In the voyage of discovery to determine where fate and reasoned behaviour join hands, the meaning of imagination must first be explored. If we simply imagine that something is going to happen, to what extent have we now influenced the event, or is the passing of the event without any connection to our original thought? Clearly the imagined action could be something which is directly or subliminally affected by our subsequent behaviour, yet at some point the results may not turn out as predicted, and so we have a convenient scapegoat to take the blame, that is to say luck or fate.

Whatever your views on these concepts, it is always fun to imagine, to dream, to pretend. The opportunity where an imagined situation can be turned into a controllable reality doesn’t arise very often. Henry, on the other hand had other ideas…

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