Jalen Tsang, Period 7, 3/20/23

Socio-political Consciousness

Having power gives you the ability to do something. The more power you have the more you can do. This idea is what makes people desire power. The more someone wants to do something the more that person wants power. In modern society I feel like there are two types of power. One is political power and the other is financial power. Financial power is money. With money you can buy what you want whether that be an item or an experience. Political power is the power over other humans given by the government. To gain this power people are willing to do many things. Some people work long hard hours. Others campaign for political roles with lots of political power. People’s desire for power can also lead to them committing crimes such as bribery and fraud. 

Out of the two types of power I described I feel like the one easiest for me to get is financial power. For most people financial power is what they desire most. The ability to provide for their families and to get what they want, but sometimes it goes too far. Seeing my family fight over my grandmother’s inheritance and the way my family has broken apart has shown me what  power can do. Witnessing this has made me rethink how much I want money. I have come to the conclusion that while money is important for me to live life, it is not so important that I would destroy bonds over it. I hope that in the future I can maintain this mindset and live according to those ideas.