Toxins

We damage our bodies when we don't feed the body the right foods.  The same damage is found when we don't feed the mind the right thoughts or the soul the right emotions.

Power

A position of power over others may be taken in a matter of minutes and days.  But for that power to persist years or decades, it must be given by the subjects of that power.

The world is a mess only because we have given away our power to change it.