Creation

aphonia said (in a private post, so I won't link to it)
(The) Problem is, translating the obvious and beautiful metaphor into actual, honest-to-god action on the physical plane.

And that is why I became a programmer.

Because I love creation, but I'm all thumbs. Programming means you can always take it back. You can always restore the backup you made, change the code to fix the stupid mistake you made, and give it another go.

If only real life was like that.