First, in French, we have two words that can be translated as "power": "pouvoir" and "puissance." An author I like, Alain Damasio, stressed that we should seek "puissance" - the intrinsic ability to act by ourselves (like the power of a turbine), rather than "pouvoir" - which always relies on others (like the power of a king). The king is nothing without subjects.
Second, this distinction reminds me of "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" by Friedrich Nietzsche :
"Flee, my friend, into your solitude! I see you deafened with the ... (read more)
Ok, your post made me think of two things.
First, in French, we have two words that can be translated as "power": "pouvoir" and "puissance." An author I like, Alain Damasio, stressed that we should seek "puissance" - the intrinsic ability to act by ourselves (like the power of a turbine), rather than "pouvoir" - which always relies on others (like the power of a king). The king is nothing without subjects.
Second, this distinction reminds me of "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" by Friedrich Nietzsche :
"Flee, my friend, into your solitude! I see you deafened with the ... (read more)