Is power like material things, in the sense that it too erodes/depreciates when overused or misused?

Question

I am not referring to electric power, I am talking of the power an individual can have over other/s.

Answer 1

Power is not material-like, for if it is properly used and not misused or overused, it can in fact grow rather than diminish. Power is always bound by corresponding responsibilities, and disregard of these responsibilities is what results in any erosion of power. This is almost like the first principle of power over people. The king or the boss is after all not the master of all he surveys unless he too serves the interests of his subjects or subordinates.  

Answer 2

Materialistic/Physical power and human emotional power may seem same,but usually just the opposite n so vastly different when applied...

Former(Materialistic)seems greater than Human Power ,more widely used but erodes keep diminishin with use..........

Latter just the opposite,more powerful,but so invisible n shrouded deep inside the human soul. But its outflow deeply influenced by  every individual's thoughts,his upbringin and his situation/ the relationships he is in.

The power of individual,bet it positive or negative seems doubling, multiplying with usage, by giving ,and vice versa.No matter what...........

Answer 3

Power. It is a common word. Everybody comes across this word in our day to day life. We all have been given physical power that is bodily power to do our normal work. Besides this physical power, we have also been gifted with mental power. Mental power allows us to think, plan or design. We can think with a broader outlook. We can also think with a narrow outlook. We have to shape our thinking pattern to suit our multi-dimensional growth for our own use and for the use of the society at large. Mental power is of course superior than physical power. Physical power may diminish over a period of aging or because of poor nutrition. Mental power grows. There is no limit to mental power. It can grow to any extent. What we can achieve with our mental power cannot be achieved by physical power. Mind has got unlimited power if only we know how to explore its potentials. If one has got the knack and trick to control the mind and channelize its inherent powers, he is sure to be an inspirational achiever in life.

We also have 'will power'. This helps us to stick to the basic 'Principles of Life'. Will power leads to acquire dispassion, which takes us to higher levels of our living. Then comes our intellectual power. Finally we have also spiritual power.  

Answer 4

Yes.  Look at the British Empire and the Roman Empire.