We laugh at a man who, stepping out of his room at the very minute when the sun is rising, says, 'It is my will that the sun shall riseЂќ; or at him who, unable to stop a wheel, says, 'I wish it to rollЂќ; or, again, at him who, thrown in a wrestling match, says, 'Here I lie, but here I wish to lie.Ђќ But, joking apart, do we not act like one of these three persons whenever we use the expression 'I wishЂќ?