What is power? How does one get power? Is it a commodity, locally traded for other means? How can one say that he is more powerful than the other person?
Power, for me, is a privilege. It is something that should be taken care of, not something to be abused or used in unfair situations against weaker people. Power is earned and gained, and it shouldn't be bought or misused in any manner, since by doing so we abuse what has been given to us. Although there are others who seek power for their own personal, malicious, intent, there are those who use it for the greater good.
People often have this notion that power belongs to those who can afford it, those who are "high up in the ranks", so to speak; this may be true, but it doesn't mean that those who are less fortunate and are lower in society should have no control over what they do. Everyone is free, and no amount of coercion should ever bring a person down.
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