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A powerful person is one who brings the past to an outcome, settling all its unresolved issues. A strong person is one who carries the past into the future, showing that none of its issues is capable of resolution. Power is concerned with what has already happened; strength with what has yet to happen. Power is finite in amount, strength cannot be measured because it is an opening and not a closing act. Power refers to the freedom persons have ''within'' limits, strength to the freedoms persons have ''with'' limits.<br> | A powerful person is one who brings the past to an outcome, settling all its unresolved issues. A strong person is one who carries the past into the future, showing that none of its issues is capable of resolution. Power is concerned with what has already happened; strength with what has yet to happen. Power is finite in amount, strength cannot be measured because it is an opening and not a closing act. Power refers to the freedom persons have ''within'' limits, strength to the freedoms persons have ''with'' limits.<br> | ||
Power will always be restricted to a relatively small number of selected persons. Anyone can be strong.<ref>Carse, | Power will always be restricted to a relatively small number of selected persons. Anyone can be strong.<ref>[[James P. Carse|Carse]], [[Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility|§]]29.</ref> | ||
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A powerful person is one who brings the past to an outcome, settling all its unresolved issues. A strong person is one who carries the past into the future, showing that none of its issues is capable of resolution. Power is concerned with what has already happened; strength with what has yet to happen. Power is finite in amount, strength cannot be measured because it is an opening and not a closing act. Power refers to the freedom persons have within limits, strength to the freedoms persons have with limits.
Power will always be restricted to a relatively small number of selected persons. Anyone can be strong.[1]