1 OF 48 LAWS OF POWER

Some of us have read or heard about this wonderful work 'The 48 Laws of Power' by Robert Greene.Some havent, dont worry,To all my SegDola Blog(SDB) fans,would gradually unravel the summary and the key points to you all.keep your fingers crossed...#wink#

Here's 1 out of 48:

1)Never Outshine the Master

Always make those above you feel comfortably superior.  In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite – inspire fear and insecurity.  Make your masters appear more brilliant than they are and you will attain the heights of power.

Everyone has insecurities.When you show yourself in the world and display your talents,you naturally stir up all kinds of resentment,envy,and other manifestations of insecurity.This is to be expected.You cannot spend your life worrying about the feelings of others.With those above you,however,you must take a different approach:When it comes to power,outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.

But there's a reversal to this law,which is that you cannot worry yourself about upsetting every person you come across,but you must be selectively cruel.If your superior is a falling star,there's nothing to fear from outshining him.Do not be merciful-your master had no such scruples in his own cold-blooded climb to the top.Gauge his strentgh.If he is weak,discreetly hasten his downfall:outdo,outcharm,outsmart him at key moments.If he is very weak and ready to fall,let nature take its course.Do not risk outshining a feeble superior-it might appear cruel or spiteful.But if your master is firm in his position,yet you know yourself to be the more capable,bide your time and be patient.it is the natural course of things that power eventually fades and weakens.Your master will fall someday,and if you play it right,you will outlive and someday outshine him.