Why are some DMs power hungry?
Being a DM is a huge power trip; you are the God of your own world, and players live and die by your command. But it isn’t about you, the DM’s job is to craft a compelling story for your players and to make them feel powerful. Some DM’s forget this and force the adventure to be what they want, seeking to punish their players for joining their game.If you would rather run your own story than please your players, write a book, its less miserable for all involved.
Why are humans so power hungry?
It requires power to breathe and move. Computers, like the device you used to write the question, require power. Composing a question and being motivated to write it requires power.If you see something in society or government that is broken, you can go to all the trouble to learn everything you can about how to fix what is broken. Then you want to get things done. You want to make things better. You want to save humanity, even in some small way that requires ……yeah, power.It's not an end in itself. Power is how your car moves you from point A to point B. Power is the means to move society and communities and neighborhoods and countries away from problems, toward solutions.Climate change is the result of only a few people having power. If we all had power, then we could make real progress on secular, fact-based projects like reducing emissions of greenhouse gasses and having fewer nuclear weapons and high powered rifles and dysfunctional everything.Everyone needs power.
If you had the power to solve world hunger or world peace, which would you solve?
World peace AS LONG AS the solution doesn't come at a cost of individual liberty, but rather from an upwelling of tolerance for other people's decisions, respect for each other's personal liberties and space, and willingness to recognize and place the needs of others ahead of our own wants. Most fighting is based either in a wish to enforce a single model of "right" behavior or for personal gain. I also KNOW beyond a doubt that if you ended all conflict, you'd have the resources both practical and spiritual to end world hunger.
Do people become police officers because they are power-hungry?
You question is insightful and not asked often enough. Some people do become officers for the power and prestige it grants them. It is hard to identify these types of people before it is to late. Some don't know they are like this until they actually have the power and start wielding it. Often these people do suffer from an insecurity, bullied in youth or are narcissist. Power can be very intoxicating. Here is my story. I was abused as a child and bullied greatly. I became a cop because I hate bullies and I wanted to make sure that the victims had a voice and a defender. I was insecure and to some extend I still am as it is hard to change things you learn as a child. However, I did not become a bully or get drunk on power. When I look back I see how easily I could have become a bad cop and I believe that my faith in Christ is the major reason I didn't. Power appeals to the most base aspects of human nature. It is a tremendous responsibility that is constantly wanting to run wild and anyone who has held power understands that it takes great discipline, conviction and consistency to manage it and apply it properly.
Why do people become money and power hungry?
Because it is human nature. In the Maslow's hierarchy of needs, after the the physiological and safety needs are satisfied, the next two become the prime drivers. These are the needs of belonging and the need of esteem. Superficially, money and power become the a requirement and a measure for self esteem. Money also serves to satisfy the need of psychological security.The problem is that one doesn't know when needs turn to hunger. Modern society measures success on the metrics of money and power. And a degree of success is an essential requirement for self esteem. As long as the triggers for esteem remain external , that is what will neighbors think, the problem will persist. Only when the triggers becomes internalised, that is related to a mission in life, will money and power will cease to be overarching necessity and will lead to the fulfillment of the ultimate need of self actualisation.
Do power-hungry people become teachers to exert power over helpless kids?
Not to say this has never happenes, but for 99.9% cases this question is a laughably immediate no.The power hungry people are narcissist and megalomaniacs who have to feel that their way is law and they are the most important thing ever, all would be lost if it was not for them. Teaching is practically the last profession for these types.teachers get very little pay vs the education they have to have,Teachers get very little respect from societyTeachers get very little respect from their students/parents of studentsfrom your perspective it may seem like they make all the rules, but they are merely a middle man. The teacher has to follow the rules, curriculum, and regulations forced down their throats by the principal, the school superintendent, education regulators at the state level and education regulators at the federal level (each level usually being more clueless then the last about the actual day-to-day needs of the classroom).So in short there is very little reward/appreciation/feeling of superiority to stroke the fragile egos of power hungry people, and certainly no reason for them to feel in “complete control”.FYI, the teachers that raise their voices alot and get frustrated with kids are not the teachers that are in control, they are the ones with poor classroom management and are NOT in control of the class. Odds are that teacher that the kids actually like and are resonably behaved in their class, that is the teacher that is in control of the class.On top of what I have said, Deborah Perry’s answer hit the rest of it pretty well on the head.
What can we learn from Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000?
You give a man a fish he eats for a day...you teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime. When you break bread with someone...you communicate or have a heart to heart conversation. Jesus was a spiritual master. The people were hungry for spiritual meaning. He gave them that, and it multiplied as more and more of them began to understand his message. (his voice combined with their understanding amplified en masse). I hope you see what I mean to convey.
Who is more power hungry, Kiran Bedi or Arvind Kejriwal?
I beg to differ with most of the answers here.I strongly believe that Arvind Kejriwal was hungry for power. Kiran Bedi did not even come close.Yes, you heard it right. Just the other day, I read an article in The Hindu titled "In Defence of the pursuit of power".This brilliantly written article spoke about how the highest goal for any political party or politician is to come to power. It is this thirst for power that disciplines a politician to adapt, understand and cater to the needs and aspirations of the people.Rahul Gandhi made this mistake of believing that shying away from power was a noble ideal that would bring him closer to the masses. But when a politician is no longer driven by the desire to come to power, he becomes irrelevant after a point of time.You do not want MS Dhoni leading the Indian cricket team, saying, "I never wanted this power and post. I am just another ordinary player in the team." The argument that you can 'work for the welfare of people' without coming to power is true, but in a different context. A politician has to do more than that - he has to formulate policies and take decisions in accordance with the views and needs of the people who elected him to power. It is this hunger for power that necessitates him/her to reach out to the masses and convince them to vote for him/her.Arvind Kejriwal did precisely that and with great gusto and perfection.When Kejriwal moved towards active politics after the Lokpal Bill movement died down, his critics said that he was driven by the desire for power. His relentless campaigning in the Delhi elections, invited questions such as this asking whether he was hungry for power.I say, yes he is. This is what sets him apart from Kiran Bedi or Rahul Gandhi. This is what makes him a capable leader. This is why today, he is the Chief Minister of Delhi and not Kiran Bedi.http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/...