The Uptown Chronicles "Awakenings"

The speaker is expressing their frustration with setbacks and the importance of knowledge as power. They believe that life itself is power, with the ability to learn, experience, conquer, and rule. They mention someone named Andre and ask about the well-being of some children. The person they are speaking to assures them that everything is going well at the restaurant and that they will be running it soon. You are sure? Your calculations had better be correct, Atlas. I've suffered too many setbacks, and my patience on the matter has run its course. Long have I awaited many things, but none longer than this moment. They say knowledge is power, but knowledge is finite, only to be attained as long as we draw breath. So what is power if not knowledge? War? The ability to snuff out existence? Commerce? The ability to buy or sell that which is needed for creature comforts? No, no, none of that is the answer. Life is power. The power to learn. The power to experience. The power to conquer. The power to rule. As long as our hearts beat and the blood flows through our veins, there is the potential for power. Andre, it's not a bad time, is it? Hey kids, how are you rascals doing? Fine, just fine. I take it everything is going well at the restaurant? Oh, I'm quite sure you'll be running the place in no time.