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Originally Posted by Bitsy  I can answer this question easily. The reason greed, lust and power have negative connotations and are deemed evil is because they prompt their "host" to abuse other people and cause them suffering, while love causes the good and respectful treatment of others. |
Greed, lust and power are just words. Greed and lust do generally have negative associations in our society. Power is a fairly neutral word though on its own, but for the sake of this discussion it can be a negative thing. Consider however that to someone else, "greed, lust and power" may instead look like "desire, passion and strength". These words are certainly not negative, right? Yet they're really the same thing. It just depends what lens you use to look at it.
And by the way, the idea that someone can use power to abuse people and cause them suffering is in my opinion a victim mentality. People allow themselves to be manipulated and abused. Nobody can make you feel bad without your permission. Also, if you reject strength and power you don't necessarily end up in the right place (as per the lightworker definition). You can end up with the "nice guy" syndrome where you're powerless, wimpy, but oh so nice, respectful and always putting other people's needs ahead of yours. I know because I've been there, and I know just how much self-suffering it can cause.