Everyone aspires for power of some sort even just the ability to influence one or two people.
There is actually nothing wrong with power.
What is important is how one uses power. According to a native American eco- feminist, Starhawk, there are 3 ways of using power:
Controlling power which uses power to manipulate and coerce people, power within - which discovers and develops the innate capabilities of people and power with which harnesses and collects the gifts of everyone for the good of the community.
Controlling power is the power that corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
People in power feel that they can do anything with impunity and can coerce everyone to do their will.
There is an end to everything and the higher one is, the deeper one' s fall.
Let us help to use whatever power we have to make other people bloom and to create peace and prosperity in our community.
Remind us always that there is an end to everything and that we should hold power lightly in the palm of our hands.