You are in a department store; it’s five minutes to closing; every second counts. You must make one more purchase on the top floor, so you rush to the escalator only to find yourself trying to go up the down escalator. Frustration sets in, your heartbeat increases and under your breath you say a few choice words as you rush to the other side.

Another setting. Dinner is just about served. Some very special people are your guests. Candles are lighted, the food is on the table, and you’ve waited to the last possible minute to uncork the wine. You want the temperature to be perfect, for your guests are connoisseurs of the grape. Down goes the corkscrew, you are careful, you begin to pull the cor…