The writer sees himself as an emotional, and possibly (depending on scale and ambition) even social alchemist. In reality he is often a blind thing stumbling in the dark rather than the powerful wizard he imagines himself to be.
Part of the problem lies in the reality that the writer does not (and cannot) know the minds of his audience. His spells cast through his musical magical language... may not have the desired effect. Indeed, they may even be aimed at the wrong people, in the wrong way. Even if it does work, how does the writer know it's going to work on the right person (or people)? It may also affect people the writer doesn't want to reach.
So, even if you're guaranteed of getting the right person? Do you know how they'll be affected? What about their own will? Are you working with it, alongside it? Or against it? With power comes the necessity of responsibility. Do you use it or abuse it? This is something we need to learn.
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