of power, serving and person

do you want power to serve
or serve to get power?

i don't understand why people want power,
when they don't want to serve.

neither do i understand,
why should a person be measured by his/her achievements
but not by how much of a person the person is?
achievements may not be achieved by a person,
it can be achieved by a monster (case in point about serving and power)

so go kiss your child on the forehead
and hug him/her
how great they are should not be measured by their results,
what school they get into,
but how much of a person they are.