07-01-2012, 10:38 AM
May I offer a brief exegesis on the concept of power?
Power is almost strictly associated to negative connotations. This is greatly misunderstood. The concept of power is in direct relation to that of will (hence, willpower). Those that are said to have less power than others partake of freedom less fully than those that enjoy it more (and isn't all freedom related to the capacity to use free-will?). Thus those on the negative path of service polarize by this power differential between the ruler and the enslaved: restricting or limiting the extents of free-will/freedom of others allows them to experience a greater freedom/free-will themselves. This is the basis of negative service.
Power is almost strictly associated to negative connotations. This is greatly misunderstood. The concept of power is in direct relation to that of will (hence, willpower). Those that are said to have less power than others partake of freedom less fully than those that enjoy it more (and isn't all freedom related to the capacity to use free-will?). Thus those on the negative path of service polarize by this power differential between the ruler and the enslaved: restricting or limiting the extents of free-will/freedom of others allows them to experience a greater freedom/free-will themselves. This is the basis of negative service.