The Illusion of Control

In an earlier post ("Just Do It"), I quoted Cloud & Townsend (demanding authority figures "probably also have something to lose (such as control over you)...") and wrote about how we tell others what they are doing wrong and to try harder. I figured there was some kind of co-dependence involved, that our response has to do with not wanting to feel the way we do when we're around them; perhaps our own vulnerability, or recognizing the same sin in ourselves. Got some new insight yesterday: when we try to control (protect, rescue) others, what we don't want to feel is our own powerlessness.