The proverb “Knowledge is Power” is an ancient proverb used to teach humans about the true worth of knowledge. The true power that humanity can have is knowledge. It is only through knowledge that an individual, a society and a nation progresses. It would be false to think the true power of a nation comes from the number of weapons it has or how destructive they are.
In fact, a nation with considerably fewer weapons but learned and knowledgeable people will prove itself to be more powerful. We have to understand that real power only comes from knowledge, rest all is a fallacy, a hallucination. If you think that with a weapon in your hand, you are more powerful, then you are wrong. Ultimately it is not the weapon/s you have that counts, but how much knowledge you possess in your head.
With weapons you can hurt someone but is it really a true power to hurt, scare or bully someone. To understand the phrase “Knowledge is Power” we must first decide what power is. Some may take physical strength and an ability to control others through money or other means as real power.
But, it would be a mistake to think that real power means an ability to destroy, suppress and harass. True power is not destructive, it is rather fulfilling, satisfying and sometimes gratifying. True power is like a big old tree that sustains the life of hundreds of birds for hundreds of years and selflessly gives shelter to travelers during the rain and scorching heat.