Yes. That understanding and keen judgement about when to persevere and when to let go.
Great power comes through repetition and tenacity, as you've said, but it is very correct to say at a certain point in any mage's research that no matter how much how much water is poured into the glass, there will be never be wine. Just wasted liquid. That is the obstacle that must be overcome, and I have seen many families, great and minor struggle with this once it hits. And the only way to do that sometimes is to step back down the path, reevaluate methods, and look at the other branches that may not have been explored. Sometimes that means giving up what has been achieved so far to start anew. That doesn't mean the journey so far was worthless, though. Even if it doesn't provide the answer by itself, it can help lead the way there.
It's something many mages cannot bear to do. The sunk cost is too great. The great mage, however, understands it as yet another step to the Root.
I feel as if perhaps I should be taking notes. Your theories may be unorthodox; however your professorship is really showing right now.
[Professorship...is that the correct wording? It's probably really only reserved for the position and not describing the state of being. Brow furrowed, Ophelia stares at her text for a while before she keeps going.]
For my family, I'm sure it would be difficult. The expectations are very high, so I would be hard-pressed to disentangle myself. Even if it still mattered. I...
Is that why we struggle so? The fear of being less than what existed on the coil before.
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Date: 2021-06-20 12:36 am (UTC)From:Great power comes through repetition and tenacity, as you've said, but it is very correct to say at a certain point in any mage's research that no matter how much how much water is poured into the glass, there will be never be wine. Just wasted liquid. That is the obstacle that must be overcome, and I have seen many families, great and minor struggle with this once it hits. And the only way to do that sometimes is to step back down the path, reevaluate methods, and look at the other branches that may not have been explored. Sometimes that means giving up what has been achieved so far to start anew. That doesn't mean the journey so far was worthless, though. Even if it doesn't provide the answer by itself, it can help lead the way there.
It's something many mages cannot bear to do. The sunk cost is too great. The great mage, however, understands it as yet another step to the Root.
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Date: 2021-06-23 05:18 am (UTC)From:I feel as if perhaps I should be taking notes. Your theories may be unorthodox; however your professorship is really showing right now.
[Professorship...is that the correct wording? It's probably really only reserved for the position and not describing the state of being. Brow furrowed, Ophelia stares at her text for a while before she keeps going.]
For my family, I'm sure it would be difficult. The expectations are very high, so I would be hard-pressed to disentangle myself. Even if it still mattered. I...
Is that why we struggle so? The fear of being less than what existed on the coil before.