Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.
Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
Experience - the wisdom that enables us to recognize in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced.
Future : That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.