“Power is the ability to empathize with others without being affected personally by such feelings. But true power comes with much responsibility. ‘To whom much is given, much is expected.’ Power does not mean that you are better than others but that you are much more reserved than others. The presence of power does not mean dominance, but a sense of self-preservation.
Self-preservation is the ultimate power. A person who reacts too quickly, too extremely, and too emotionally cannot wield power simply because their sense of preservation is diminished and therefore results in reactions. Power ultimately relies on self-preservation.
Power is patience. Power is resilience. Power is consideration. Power is empathy but without self-control it becomes nothing but an illusion. The illusion of power is that it belongs to a specific group or person, a specific place or a specific thing but power is none of these things because true power is in the heart; a heart full of self-preservation. So the ultimate power is love; love of oneself, and also the love of others. Mind you, this love does not mean weakness. Love seen as weakness is an illusion and only serves as foolishness to assume love to be weak. True love is never weak.
Love is the ultimate power and those who wield it must do so in truth and honour.
And so it is.
Now, may the joy of knowing yourself be with you always.
Eternal Peace.”
ASCENSION 101: The Old Souls And The Adepts (Series), THE ILLUSION OF POWER, David Khillaveli
