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Choosing When to Worry

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     Twenty five years ago this Christmas and I was giving my Alderman Fitz-Warren for the reopening of the Arts Theatre Cambridge. During this time, I met a young man who was part of the Stage crew team. Twenty five years later, he is still part of my life. He’s older, wiser, more successful, and is the person who has given me the best twenty five years of my life. We are planning a rather special celebration for the 23rd of December this year and we were planning to have it in a faraway location. Recent events over the last couple of days may have snatched that from us.  As an actor, loss of possibility and missed opportunity should be something I am well prepared for. It's not included in any drama school training. A few sessions in resilience might be of much more use than the afternoons spent trying to be a zoo animal. I'd prefer to be on a beach to celebrate such a special event, but if circumstances are to take that from us, then the way forward is gratitude for what I s