Concepts: Power

Power: The amount of force/leverage/advantage any given organism has against an opponent, be it sentient or not. Also the amount of strength behind an argument or conflict. As the rule goes, more power equals a higher chance of success. In most scenario’s. However, does this apply to every sentient being? Or do some have a naturally higher chance against an opponent with greater power.

In hindsight, it would have made more sense to tie this into weakness too. So let us look at that too. Weakness: The lack of force/power/any emotion or kinetic power, against an opponent. So power and weakness go hand in hand. While one person could have a greater power over another in the form of physical strength, but a weakness in mentality, and his opponent is the opposite, then the ‘weaker’ physical opponent would stand a greater chance of success by using his strengths against the other’s weaknesses. However, if the strong person has no weaknesses that parallel his opponent’s strengths, is he not surely bound to victory?

Back to power. Power can also be used to refer to any form of sentient force, such as fate or a form of God. A guiding force, never apparent, yet always present. An example, such as the Lifestream from FFVII (Final Fantasy 7), a guiding force of mother earth, determining who lives and who dies. All said, I do not believe in fate. I do not like the idea that I’m not in control of my life. Simple as. But perhaps I do believe in some small invisible force guiding our day to day lives.

I wouldn’t go so far as to suggest life is like a book, pre-determined before we even start our lives. Characters come in, leave, die, are born. But only one is the regular. And it’s not even written from the authors point of view. It is written as a bystander, giving the idea of a fixed life. Hence, the power known as fate was conceived, nurtured, and unleashed upon the world in a tumult of emotion and indecision. As is the way all forces come into play. Hell hath no fury. No holds barred. It’s called power for a reason.

I would talk about good and evil around now, but it’s too long and I don’t want y’all to be reading this till weekend. So instead I’ll draw it to a close now.

Next Concept:-
a) Life after Death?
b) Time
c) Mental Instability