Authority: Power to influence or command thought,
opinion, or behavior
History and Etymology for authority
Middle English auctorite, from Anglo-French auctorité, from Latin auctoritat-,
History and Etymology for authority
Middle English auctorite, from Anglo-French auctorité, from Latin auctoritat-,
auctoritas opinion, decision, power, from auctor — see
AUTHOR.
Author: one that originates or creates something
Author: one that originates or creates something
Power: Possession of control, authority, or
influence over others
History and Etymology for power
Middle English, from Anglo-French poer, pouer, from poer to be able, from
History and Etymology for power
Middle English, from Anglo-French poer, pouer, from poer to be able, from
Vulgar Latin *potēre, alteration of Latin posse — more at
POTENT.
Potent: having or wielding force, authority, or influence
Permission: Formal consent
History and Etymology for potent
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin permission-, permissio, from
History and Etymology for potent
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin permission-, permissio, from
permittere
Consent: agreement as to action or opinion.
It has occurred to me, when considering the concept of money, that money serves as permission slips. That is to say, if you have more money, you have more permission to have and do things others with less money have permission to do. If you go into a grocery store because you need food and drinks, etc., how much of that stuff you can obtain, is determined by how expensive the stuff is, and how much money you have. If you don’t have a lot of money, then of course that limits what you can buy, so instead of getting that expensive and high quality food item, you may choose to get a lower quality, less expensive selection of that item. So, you see, if you have a lot of money, you have permission to get the expensive choices Yes, you have the freedom of choice, but the choices available to you are limited by how poor you are.
Within the monetary system, there is a built in cast system, a system of control (that is what implementing limitations and restrictions is all about, control.)
Who are the ones in control? Who are the ones who have authority, power and permission to exert control over the masses? Of course, it is without question, those who have a lot of money. As an example, you will never see a destitute, homeless, moneyless person in the office as President. Why? Because such a person is destitute, homeless and moneyless. Such a person may be of outstanding character, kind, considerate, loving, compassionate, wise, intelligent and aware, which in my opinion, would be character traits befitting a person in a position of high authority, yet because he or she doesn’t have the financial backing available to someone with more money, he or she wouldn’t have the same opportunities and abilities to run for office as someone who has money.
Money doesn’t corrupt, but with an excess of money, the choices available to such people are almost limitless, and this is where the danger sets in. If a person is not of high character and ethics, he or she may fall prey to making choices which are not necessarily good for the masses. In other words, such a person may be easily corrupted. This is why people, who start out with good intentions when entering into a position of authority, may subject themselves to corrupting influences which are ever present in the halls of power and authority. It truly takes a noble spirit and character to stand against the corrupting forces which are rampant in the upper echelons of society.
Why is this true? Why does it seem like extremely wealthy people have little or no consideration for the “lesser” masses of humanity? Maybe it is because, they live in a very different life style than the “lesser” masses of humanity.
Who gave them authority to make choices without regard for the general welfare and well-being of the masses? Did they come to this authority by birth, that is to say, they were born into a ruling class family? Were they born into a family where wealth was already well established?
Power and authority should never be automatically bestowed upon anyone as a birthright.
What if power and authority were not linked in any way, to the amount of wealth or how poor financially a person was? That is to say, the poor homeless person on the street had the same power and authority as the person living in a high-rise penthouse or palatial estate. What if power and authority were earned through noble and honorable character traits such as love, caring, wisdom, compassion, consideration, intelligence and awareness? What if power and authority were awarded to people who had the welfare and well-being of the masses at heart instead of someone who had little to no regard for the welfare and well-being of anyone else, except his or her family and friends? Would that be a world worth living in? Would that be a world where you could joyously bring up your family and find great fulfillment in your life path?
We don’t need permission via money, to be of noble character, we don’t need someone granting us the power and authority to be kind, loving, compassionate, caring, intelligent, wise and aware. These are innate character traits within our own being. These character traits were granted to us by our creator, the Source and Substance of all that is. Therefore, the ultimate power and authority is Source and in Source. Since we are of Source, that is to say, Source dwells within us, as us, and we dwell within Source as individual perspective of Source beingness, each of us is power and authority via our oneness with Source.
A Paradigm shift is necessary…
What if we totally did away with money, would that fix the abuse of power and authority? No, I don’t think so. What if we valued every person, great or small, for the strength of their character, and what they offered to the community whatever it was they had to offer in the support, betterment, and well-being of our human family, would that be a world worth living in? What if you could go to a store and get whatever you wanted and needed, just because you wanted and or needed it, without being turned away empty handed? What if we each helped each other to fulfill our dreams, we expressed our creativity in whatever way it wanted to express through us? What if the thought of locking your doors, or needing weapons to protect yourself never existed because there was no reason to lock your doors, or own a weapon?
What else can you think of to flesh out this “new tomorrow” we are planting the seeds for, today? We are now creating our tomorrows; let us do so with love, compassion, consideration, wisdom, intelligence and caring as the motivating factors for our choices. In doing so, we insure a better tomorrow for everyone.
Blessings to us all.
Consent: agreement as to action or opinion.
It has occurred to me, when considering the concept of money, that money serves as permission slips. That is to say, if you have more money, you have more permission to have and do things others with less money have permission to do. If you go into a grocery store because you need food and drinks, etc., how much of that stuff you can obtain, is determined by how expensive the stuff is, and how much money you have. If you don’t have a lot of money, then of course that limits what you can buy, so instead of getting that expensive and high quality food item, you may choose to get a lower quality, less expensive selection of that item. So, you see, if you have a lot of money, you have permission to get the expensive choices Yes, you have the freedom of choice, but the choices available to you are limited by how poor you are.
Within the monetary system, there is a built in cast system, a system of control (that is what implementing limitations and restrictions is all about, control.)
Who are the ones in control? Who are the ones who have authority, power and permission to exert control over the masses? Of course, it is without question, those who have a lot of money. As an example, you will never see a destitute, homeless, moneyless person in the office as President. Why? Because such a person is destitute, homeless and moneyless. Such a person may be of outstanding character, kind, considerate, loving, compassionate, wise, intelligent and aware, which in my opinion, would be character traits befitting a person in a position of high authority, yet because he or she doesn’t have the financial backing available to someone with more money, he or she wouldn’t have the same opportunities and abilities to run for office as someone who has money.
Money doesn’t corrupt, but with an excess of money, the choices available to such people are almost limitless, and this is where the danger sets in. If a person is not of high character and ethics, he or she may fall prey to making choices which are not necessarily good for the masses. In other words, such a person may be easily corrupted. This is why people, who start out with good intentions when entering into a position of authority, may subject themselves to corrupting influences which are ever present in the halls of power and authority. It truly takes a noble spirit and character to stand against the corrupting forces which are rampant in the upper echelons of society.
Why is this true? Why does it seem like extremely wealthy people have little or no consideration for the “lesser” masses of humanity? Maybe it is because, they live in a very different life style than the “lesser” masses of humanity.
Who gave them authority to make choices without regard for the general welfare and well-being of the masses? Did they come to this authority by birth, that is to say, they were born into a ruling class family? Were they born into a family where wealth was already well established?
Power and authority should never be automatically bestowed upon anyone as a birthright.
What if power and authority were not linked in any way, to the amount of wealth or how poor financially a person was? That is to say, the poor homeless person on the street had the same power and authority as the person living in a high-rise penthouse or palatial estate. What if power and authority were earned through noble and honorable character traits such as love, caring, wisdom, compassion, consideration, intelligence and awareness? What if power and authority were awarded to people who had the welfare and well-being of the masses at heart instead of someone who had little to no regard for the welfare and well-being of anyone else, except his or her family and friends? Would that be a world worth living in? Would that be a world where you could joyously bring up your family and find great fulfillment in your life path?
We don’t need permission via money, to be of noble character, we don’t need someone granting us the power and authority to be kind, loving, compassionate, caring, intelligent, wise and aware. These are innate character traits within our own being. These character traits were granted to us by our creator, the Source and Substance of all that is. Therefore, the ultimate power and authority is Source and in Source. Since we are of Source, that is to say, Source dwells within us, as us, and we dwell within Source as individual perspective of Source beingness, each of us is power and authority via our oneness with Source.
A Paradigm shift is necessary…
What if we totally did away with money, would that fix the abuse of power and authority? No, I don’t think so. What if we valued every person, great or small, for the strength of their character, and what they offered to the community whatever it was they had to offer in the support, betterment, and well-being of our human family, would that be a world worth living in? What if you could go to a store and get whatever you wanted and needed, just because you wanted and or needed it, without being turned away empty handed? What if we each helped each other to fulfill our dreams, we expressed our creativity in whatever way it wanted to express through us? What if the thought of locking your doors, or needing weapons to protect yourself never existed because there was no reason to lock your doors, or own a weapon?
What else can you think of to flesh out this “new tomorrow” we are planting the seeds for, today? We are now creating our tomorrows; let us do so with love, compassion, consideration, wisdom, intelligence and caring as the motivating factors for our choices. In doing so, we insure a better tomorrow for everyone.
Blessings to us all.
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