Man[goes] to Power

"Janus-faced god . . . wounds and power"

"The ancient Roman god Janus was imagined to have two faces looking in opposite directions."

Without wounds, there wouldn't power and without power, there wouldn't be wounds.

Essentially, they are two sides of the same coin.

 And it's not just having power, but also the pursuit of power. Also vice versa.

Power can be in many forms be it respect, dominance, etc.

Veterans earn respect because they are brave enough to put themselves at risk of wounds (maybe even death) for the protection of the country.

And in the pursuit of the opposite, we can observe the Nazis & Japanese in World War 2.

The wounds that come from the struggle for power is what differs many people from chasing it.

These wounds don't necessarily have to physical or visible. It can be the memories created or the emotions. It will many times be intangible. Maybe it is the "eternal PTSD" (quoted from a song I'm currently listening to) created.

The thing is that many things in life create "warzone[s] in my head" or be it anyone else.

Life is all about the mind

 This is why I love analyzing wars or following Elon Musk. And, also playing strategy games.

In WW2, the two major psychological fights, at least in the European theatre, was between Hitler & Stalin and Roosevelt & Churchill.

Hitler & Stalin were both scared of each other and both knew that the other opposed the other's ideologies. Due them being wary of the other, the German invasion of Russia occurred, even though there was a treaty between the two. The Germans stationed troops near the Soviet border because Hitler was wary of Stalin and his desire for power.

Coupling this with Hess' secret flight to Britian, Stalin thought Hitler was backstabbing him.

And so on . . .

Psychology is very important to survive in the world.