A check on power (#1017)

The sense of entitlement and privilege is a validation to most who are susceptible to it's allure. It is a great person who can keep a common sense understanding about them while being economically successful. For the most part economic success breeds a new and distorted sense of self-worth. I have seen otherwise generally decent human beings become little tyrants due to increased wealth. It is a metamorphosis that has it's foundation in the concept that wealth makes wisdom. Instead of humbly relaying their story of success they instead become professorial in how others have "done it wrong". As if each of us and our own unique circumstances are irrelevant. Such is the case in most of my experiences. The insatiable appetite most of us have to some illusory hierarchy we egoistically have framed, is verified when some of us actually do experience success. However, verifying a conclusion that somehow has worked out does not make the initial equation valid. Even fallacies will work despite defying the rules of logic. A false truth if you will. But when scrutinized by the rules of logic there will be found an incorrect assumption that has been relied upon as a premise. Which brings me back to success and power that feeds the ego and mutes any wisdom that might have come from it if value to circumstance and serendipity had been properly assigned. Unfortunately, we can be such petty little creatures when given the opportunity. My sense is that for most of our lives we feel like lesser humans until we can "make our mark". Again though, the rationale for this phenomenon is based in inferior concepts and the willingness to skirt high principles in the name of results. A check on power has never been needed more to keep our sense of our own self-worth in line with good fortune and it's true materialization.