To Fall

The greatest mistake and greatest truth is that power corrupts all. It does not care who it corrupts, but just that it corrupts. So if it corrupts all people, it does not matter what they are, but that they are people so are corruptible.

People believe that men have a great capacity for evil. However, to believe that men are more evil than woman would be wrong. The only reason they would seem to be so was because their position of power that they were able to be. Similarly, if history was reversed and women were in power, you would probably find history no different in terms of corruption.

If anyone is in power, corruption can happen. It does not matter, what sex they are, what religion they are, what belief they are, what sexual orientation they are. The truth is that power corrupts.

Nevertheless, herein lies the danger though, in history certain religions, beliefs, or genders have led the spear head for humanity, for better or for worst. And while people are quick to point out faults, they have equally led in excellence and in great failure. However, since we have only seen them lead, people believe they are corrupt because who they are, averse to the fact that they were in power so were corrupted.

So if, in this new era, whether they be women, whether they atheist, whether it be a different religion, whether it be a race, whether they be this or that, they will all fall, if they do not realize this simple truth: You are not better, you are only someone who has the capacity to resist the dangers of power corruption.

Those in the past did not fall because of a belief or ideal, but because power can corrupt. So it doesn’t matter what you are, who you are, power corruption will try to come to you if you are in a position of power. To believe otherwise, is to fall. So don’t judge the past, learn from it. Steady yourself, so you do not join them. You may be different, but what corrupted them is not. Do not be arrogant to believe that just because you learnt from them that you are better. Just learn that you were more humble enough to learn where others weren’t.