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Prologue

Fate

By definition, is that which is inevitably predetermined or which unavoidably befalls one. But who or what is the determiner of those events in which we must partake?

Faith

Is our ability to have confidence in the decisions we make that may affect the outcome of our lives for better or for worse.

Foresight

Is what we all have and can use to create the necessary conditions so that we can justify the conclusions we arrive at, and, thus, use them to our best advantage.

Frenzy

Is a brief period that follows in due course. It is that moment when we are not entirely certain that our choices for a given situation are the appropriate solutions for that particular dilemma.

Fruitful

Is what following our choices can and should be if we have thoughtfully undergone the necessary steps of the process.

And finally!

We can resolve all of the questions we have faced and go on with our lives, unconcerned about fate, because we have dominated the enigma that sought to muddle our future.

This, then, is a tale that takes into consideration all of these factors and attempts to overcome each as it arises. It is about character. It is about strength. It is about doubt. It is also about vindictiveness and callous misadventure. Mostly, it is about human nature and the frailties that lie within each and every one of us, although we may not always comprehend all of their ramifications.

What is the underlying word that best describes it all?

Perhaps—

Fear!

Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,

Till earth and sky stand presently at God’s great judgment seat;

But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth

When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth!

—Rudyard Kipling