Power

 

Power is a force that generally attracts, or repels people.

Go-getters are highly esteemed in junior high and high school. They are perceived as the ones most likely to succeed and that is probably true.

At that age.

As people mature the go-getters tend to split off according to the way they learn and adapt. They either round out their energy to accommodate the needs of the world around them, or they manifest as power hungry monsters drawing more and more into themselves.

Power mongers can be very successful, mostly because they are ruthless, but at their source they are insecure, dangerous people. Instead of perceiving possibilities and places for growth they tend to see the world as a series of threats to their own small world. What they perceive as growth is mostly within their own ego. Like an iceberg, what you see is only the top of something that goes to deep and dark places.

Great leaders are powerful because they see the bigger picture. They realize that greatness relies on even the weakest link being understood and utilized to its fullest capacity. People are attracted to great leaders. Compassionate power is seductive, because it allows everyone to feel great in their own sphere.