A challenge to our idea that we always have a choice.

Can you make the results of an action that is here and now come later?

E.g., You get sick today. You cannot postpone your ill health.

Can you make the results of an action that comes later arrive here and now?

You must wait for two weeks for the results of your medical examination.

Can you choose to have the results today?

The doctor says the tests give you an all clear.

Can you go back and choose to stop your worry beforehand?

The doctor says the results show you will need treatment.

Can you choose to change your feelings of his diagnosis from painful to pleasant?