The Power of the Unfulfilled

«The Power of the Unfulfilled» — from the perspective of the Russian reader, is a quote from «Running on Waves» by Alexander Grin. And from the perspective of an educated resident of the United Kingdom, «the power of the unfulfilled» is a quote from the writings of His Highness Ayohta Menke, also known by the nickname the Prince of Wisdom. In his work «The White Fire of the Mind», Ayohta Menke asserts that every human life, even the happiest and most serene, contains an infinite number of losses that we will never know about. Thus, upon entering a house, we miss the chance to meet a beloved, friend, teacher, or enemy on the street; by reciting a spell, we deprive ourselves of the opportunity to know what the world would be like without our sorcery; sparing our opponent, we forgo the pleasure of their demise; and in killing, we invite a curse upon ourselves; while awake, we miss a dream, and while sleeping, we cannot participate in the events prepared for the wakeful. «Every action, every decision inevitably multiplies the number of losses,» claims the Prince of Wisdom. He adds: «Life is a continuous process of transforming the possible into the unfulfilled, and therefore, it is a suitable occupation for brave and generous people.» And the book «The Power of the Unfulfilled» is, for the most part, precisely about this.