# wish (emotional)

a want for a possible state that differs from now

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: noun  ·  Arena: wish

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [want](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-want.desire), [state](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-state.condition), [possible](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-possible.potential), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** the want and a possible state that differs from now together make this

**Novel properties:**
- subjective desire
- future‑oriented difference

## Examples
- In 2012, the Mars rover Curiosity transmitted a wish to drill a specific rock, 'John Klein', based on mineral data suggesting past water. *(engineering)*
- Every December, Finland's 'Wish Tree' tradition sees thousands of handwritten wishes nailed to a spruce in Turku. *(institutions)*
- After the 2008 crash, U.S. Treasury officials wished for a stable housing market, tracking it daily in economic briefings. *(economics)*

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