Power always corrupts the one who holds it ( REVISED)helping others as well as gaining what you personally want.

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely",this powerful quote was said by Lord Acton in the 19th century. When I heard this quote it made me wonder, does power always corrupt a person or does a person corrupt a person?

      In the modern days many people assume that the more power and money you have the better you life will be, I'm not going to say that what they think is completely wrong, but I don't think you need money or power, or the most updated piece of technology to be happy in life. To me just being comfortable in my life surrounded by my friends and family is what makes me happy. I don't think just because someone is a very powerful person, or has lots of money that's what makes them they way they are. The Lord Of The Rings is a good example of how powerful the desire for power is, and it can corrupt any man. Once you put the 'ring' on your finger you loose your ability to be true to you feelings and beliefs. The leaders from the movie became corrupted from having power and refused to remove the 'ring'.

      Why do people become corrupted? Why do they do what they do? These are just a few of the many questions I ask myself, and though I know that there is no concrete answer for my questions I know there is still ideas that somewhat answer these questions. One idea is that when you have power you develop pride and when they get power their thinking slowly becomes corrupted because they start making choices that only benefit themselves, and I think the more power a person has the more freedom they have for their choices. I think Hitler is a good example, would Hitler have done what he did to the Jewish people if it wasn't for the amount of power he was given? I think he wouldn't have done what he did, why? the answer is simple it's because if he didn't have the power he wouldn't have the confidence to conquer all of the Jewish people.

      Power does not always corrupt a person to me power is just a little push given to a person who is already corrupt.There can be good things that come out from having power if you use your power in the right way. One way can be having [power can give you less stress, I think the better a person is with being able to cope with situations the less stress you will have, another is you can use you power to help others in need like donating money and helping kids in places that aren't in good condition, like Africa.

If you achieve power, remember your values and sustain your humanity. Use your power for good, helping others as well as gaining what you personally want . "Nothing changes until you change. Everything changes once you change" This quote was said by an anonymous person, I like this quote and think it relates to this topic well, because it supports my argument that power does not corrupt people, but people corrupt people.