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ower is sexy. Whether it was Cleopatra that had the great Caesar begging on his knees or Marie Antoinette that drove the men of her time head over heels - without the using of a guillotine, that is women with authority have always been the centre of men’s wildest dreams. When I was a little boy, I learned that those who spoke with a certain authority were to be believed. On the other hand, those who spoke with the same words, but not with the same authority, were not listened to. While I observed these people, either with authority
- like my mother - or without - like my cat - I began seeing myself relative to power. You see, when we detect characteristics in a person, we make a comparison with our own qualities. Qualities that we find valuable or admirable, thus that we would like ourselves to possess, make a person attractive. This attractiveness blows up when the person has a position of power, since the original assumption of the qualities is highlighted by the person’s position. This is because the position of power confirms the admirable characteristics, as the individual somehow
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