....... SUPER VILLAINS TOO POSSESS THIS POWER.

A NEW DAWN FOR MALAYSIA.

I received this email from a dear friend of mine who has for years stayed apolitical.
This is what she wrote and I quote -

** With Malaysia’s general election just round the corner, I thought it prudent to share these thoughts.
Let's pray for our nation and our leaders.

Great Power = Great Responsibility

Many of us read comics when we were growing up. Comic diehards will remember super-hero Spiderman’s Uncle Ben’s famous tagline: With great power comes great responsibility.
I’m also reminded of a line from Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’: Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.

It doesn’t really matter whether one is born great or has greatness thrust upon him, it is only important that as a leader, he must first acknowledge that this power is a gift and stewardship from God and the people who have voted him into this position of power. Leaders must realize that they are merely stewards, NOT God and that they are accountable for their actions and all that which have been entrusted to them. They possess this power not for their own personal gain but that they may be a channel of blessing to others.

It is also interesting to note that super-heroes are not the only ones with power, super-villains too possess this power. The difference is how they use their power. The former use power for the good of others, the latter use it for their own ends. The saying, ‘Absolute power corrupts absolutely’ is absolutely true. Leaders must constantly be on guard against the temptation to abuse power for their personal agenda. They must also never use it to destroy the integrity of others to safeguard their own position of power.

With great power comes great responsibility and with great responsibility comes the need for faithfulness, integrity, transparency, humility, willingness and commitment to serve others above self. For these traits constitute the hallmark of a truly great leader.

At the end of the day, it’s not how much power you have but how you wield that power that counts.

“Every one to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded” - Luke 12:48(b)

irene - 3rd March.