Power is a tool that carries no innate moral value. What matters is the reason behind using that tool. You can use it for simple tasks (to get back your stuffed dinosaur), selfish tasks (to get the promotion), or communal tasks (to lobby for a neighborhood park). Power becomes destructive when we seek it out for its own sake; when we view power not as a tool but as an end in itself, when we seek power just for power’s sake. That’s when we risk stepping over to the dark side. No doubt this may seem tempting; as Henry Kissinger said, "Power is the great aphrodisiac.