This world is not ours

[Occhidiangela]

I think they have a more equal importance.  One is the current state, one is *a* (not *the*) goal state.  For "what should be" to have a practical use there needs to be a viable transition path between "what is" and "what should be".  If that path is the path of 'least effort'/'lowest energy' then "what is" and "what should be" will be the same thing, but if not, then energy(/money/effort/debate/convincing) will need to be put into the system to get there.  If this cost is too great then what should be will not occur.
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Beautifully put.

May I add that the path to "what should be" often leads to a "what is" that is slightly different from the original "should be" end state? The process then repeats, in another iteration of transition from "what now is" to "what should be next" if some one adds energy/action to the system. Otherwise, you get SSDD condition.

Occhi