[Does power pay?]

'Power corrupts, but pays if you're sane in it' [1]. But my question is; "does power really pay or hard work does?" I keep struggling in terms of this. I believe it may well depend on the type of power it is and how you obtained it if we're to be fair.

It's true the topic of power fascinates a few much as it terrifies a lot. We can't shy away from the most obvious fact that power destroyed many characters that we used to admire and looked up to and reduced them to personalities of shame to associate with. The challenge is not to be put on power solely but largely on us the society on how we relate to position of power.

In as much as we love calling out horrible names in shaming the power corrupted, deep innate we wish it were us being them enjoying those fruits of bravery and boldness sans ever meeting with hard work on our thought avenue. Deny it we may but we individually know we all crave the soft life and privileges power brings in truck loads. So, then, what's one to do in order for them to not turn out to be exactly as those corrupted by power, you may ask. Trust me on this one, I yet am to find an answer to that as it's plain hard to fight corruption because it's situationally and circumstantially opportunistic in its nature.

Power gives you leverage, status, fame, network and attention, all the elements of one's heart's desire, hence it's hard to show it your door out. Power has strength and again has weakness, it snug where there's plenitude of warm vacuum, and mostly it creep crawls into depths of want to cultivate the breed of greed, soul anarchy, dominance, all the wrong pop reasons for it to be allowed in, but who am I to say? To paint it as bad, a left side thinking, and to leave it uncondemned a mislead. In honest fact, power demands responsibility and if none furnished, then to try discipline as default.

How much is enough for one head still a debate that cracked skulls for decades and maybe with the new great reset may cap it. But then again, talking of which, those in position of imposing the terms should also have a limiter to their powers and, as such can't win it either way except accept in general that power we need and can't be and do without, and but seeking will by those in possession of its trueness to handle it with utmost care.

In conclusion: it matters not who you are and where you are placed as what, power feels no blood nor ethnicity. One person once asked what's the use of too much power as it's used to oppress, bully, frighten, and kill the already weak for more control, more dominance and more power. Really the good in power got long tampered with and its benefits blanketing a select few that makes the rest feel the wrath of their rule. But, as for me, from now going forth I'll start searching for the beauty in power, and just maybe I'll know how to look at it with that eye for what it is and work hard to acquire my own piece of it. And but then, back to the topical question, yes power does pay...dp

[1] by KgeleLeso