True to our nature, humans never learn from missteps, their own or others. Of all the lessons known to humanity, one that has continued to elude us most is the one on the transience of power.
How power never ever lasts for long. One minute, you are mighty, high flying and everyone is constantly jostling for your attention. The world seems to revolve around your little finger. A few years in, if lucky to survive the entirety of your principal's terms, this phase is quickly gone and you are back on planet earth, all on your own, with other ordinary mortals.