You can’t have power without making dangerous enemies [Revised]

Many people in today’s society such as students have a person that they want to compete with. Whether it is having an equal footing or to surpass another, both are constantly competing for the top spot. Throughout evolution power was superiority to many and because it was superior, therefore it caused many to seek for power. Thus because many seek for it, there became competition. Power can only be obtain when there is competition between two organisms. Without many organisms searching to change, power would cease to exist.

        Since the beginning of time, organisms competed for food, territory, and their survival chances. Throughout evolution, the human species also began evolving. During the Stone Age, humans consistently competed for food. There were many animals dangerous to humankind but in order to defend themselves and find food, they created tools such as the spear to hunt. They were also able to create simple tools from rocks and sticks to scare and hunt the dangerous animals around them. The more deadly the animal was, the more ways they learnt to protect themselves.

When one looks deeper into history, you can see the pattern of many countries fighting to protect and claim territory from each other. For instance the war between Britain and France over our country, Canada. Both countries have been enemies for years and both knew exactly how powerful the other was. Yet they constantly sent troops to war to battle each other, for power. Since both countries were equally powerful both would plan and develop more advanced tools to surpass each other. Although in the end Britain did win the war to claim  Canada, Britain had lost the war in Europe, Thus proving it was not a complete victory. Therefore proving that power can only be gained if there is two competing organisms or forces. Jealousy and envy can cause both organisms to want to surpass each other.

        To sum up, having a more dangerous and powerful enemy can cause someone to strive for more power. Without a stranger opposing force, it is much like moving on in life without a goal. Hence, it is much harder to continue to strive for more power or change. Power is constantly competed for, everywhere in the world. Either from bugs to students, competition and power would  ceased to exist.