"The power and the glory" , by Erik Pevernagie, oil on canvas, (100 x 80 cm) xx

Significant guiding forces govern the world and our lives. Undercurrent drives push people in all directions, with immeasurable outcomes.

Power and glory are two main dynamics. We can interpret them through several rationales in the realm of social motivation. If some dream of sovereignty, royalty, or fame, others even dream of divinity.

Power and glory are two dialectic energies working on common ground. Taking a glimpse of the meandering underswell of glory in the shade of power can be very inspiring and illuminating. Everything can become entangled on the road of passion for reaching the desired goals.

The traps of unbridled passion that drive us to hold back the truth and hamper us from speaking candidly and truthfully must not invade our thinking. Living on lies and denying irrefutable facts to attain power or glory condemn anyone to walk on bumpy paths with awkward pitfalls and embarrassing wrangles.

If we take height instead of digging ourselves into a whirlpool of deception or self-sufficiency, we can track down the things we have neglected for so long that can give our lives a rainbow of color and vibrance.

Phenomenon: Dialectic link of power and glory

Factual starting point of the picture: Woman and man