Power always corrupts the one who holds it.

The definition of control is defined as the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events, but why does it have to corrupt the one who has it.
In our world there are few people that have power and usually the ones who do always end up either not liked or corrupted by all that they have. There are many reasons to why people have power but what are the reasons that they get corrupted by it?

One reason that someone could get corrupted is if they gain power and use it to help others, they could realize that they could use it for personal gain as well. For example, the person who holds the power might finds ways to help others with it and that could start off being good. However, if they realize that they are able to achieve lots with power they could eventually end up using it for personal reasons. Once they start using it for personal reason they could continue and continue and never stop and then end up getting corrupted.

Another reason might be that they lose touch of there humanity. Once they have all there power they will do anything to keep it. For example, when someone gets the power they could kill someone just to maintain the power. The person could care less about everything else and only the power. They would risk losing their friends, family, and even themselves just to make sure the power stays with them and they will never loose it.

Even though power may seem like a great asset to have, put in the wrong hands, it can easily become negative. At first they will use it as honest men but as the time goes on they will realize how much power over people they have and start using it towards their own benefit. Over time the person won't want to lose the power and will do whatever it takes to keep it and in conclusion, they will become corrupted.