The Disillusionment With Power

When we answer that question in a naive way we want to desire what we want is to control everything. But if you take time out to think about that and really go into it with your full strength of imagination  you will soon see that's not what you want because the moment you have a situation where you are really in control of things, the future is almost completely predictable. A completely predictable future is already the past you've had it and that’s not what you Want It. You want a surprise but don't know what that's going to be so you're like somebody taking one of those wishing well boxes you know tops. If there are to be such things as pleasant