Nellie
upbeatuniqueunpredictable
What is power? Hmm. That's a tough one. Like, it's easy to point at someone and say, "Oh, they have power!" but it's hard to actually describe it in words. Even then, power can be different things in different people. Take someone like Barack Obama, for example - politicians, businessmen, diplomats, the works. They have nations, stock markets, and armies under their control. Now that's power. On the other hand, though, you have people like Justin Bieber who have an entire army of fangirls at their command.
These two guys are both perfect examples of powerful people. In fact, both made the 2010 World's Most Influential People list. For crying out loud, Bieber was one place behind Obama! Hey, that's it! I just figured it out. Power is influence. An obvious "duh" moment on my part.
The more influential you are, the more power you have. Yes, I know, it's true, Bieber may not be able to invade a foreign country, so there is a major difference. Still, if he told his fans to invade Iraq or something, some of them might actually do it. Heh. Weird.
Anyway, it's influence that persuades people to follow a certain someone. And where does influence come from? A few places. Money, fame, charisma. Personally, I think that it's all pretty lame. All these things are so fake, so phony. And if you know me, you know that I'm all for being true to yourself. And another thing - some of the most powerful people in history were also the very worst of the worst. Take a look at Hitler. He charmed his way into power, and look what happened. Powerful people can be so deceptive. In fact, they're usually the biggest two-timing snakes around. They put on a façade and hope that people will never discover the real them. They don't want the world to know the ugly truth.
Maybe that's the reason I want to be a diplomat. If I'm gonna change the world, I want to do it while being me. I won't pretend to be something that I'm not. If I'm going to be influential someday, to be powerful, then I want to use it for good, not evil. I'm most definitely not going to be another Isabel Kabra, secretly terrorizing the world. If Nellie Gomez is ever going to be a big-time name, I don't want any strings attached. I guess you could say that's my life goal – being powerful, able to change the world, while still always and forever remaining myself. And absolutely nothing less will do.
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Just to make it clear, I mean absolutely no disrespect to any Justin Bieber fans. I am not one myself, but I was not in any way mocking one who is. He just seemed like the perfect pop star example. Also, I was not trying to bring politics into this. Both simply happen to be prime examples of powerful people, whether you like them or not.