A petty tyrant is a tormentor. Someone who either holds the power of life and death over warriors or simply annoys them to distraction. – Carlos Castaneda – The Fire from Within
Petty tyrants are in positions of authority and use this to exaggerate their power on to the lower status individuals in the company or group. Their purpose is to feel that they are more valuable than the other. Yet if you have a petty tyrant in your life you are blessed. If you consider your self on a sacred journey on this Earth, and a lesson is to be learned then you have arrived at blessing. You must focus on your attributes, pay close attention to your every move in regards to this person that has no regard for right and wrong. The petty tyrant is concerned with their power and how they will get more, and they will use you to get what they want. They do not care one bit for you. There is only their extreme sense of superiority. The examples in history have been the Nazi's and their vile and corrupt sense of purpose. They were monsters and this is what you face.
You must focus on your own light and be impeccable with your energy. This means you gather your strength within. You also work and pay attention to every detail of the petty tyrants behavior. You gather information slowly, methodically so that you may find their weakness. Strategically gathering your strength to battle with them ultimately.
In my case it was my boss who did an evaluation of my classroom and my conduct. This person was never in my classroom but two times. I had to defend myself in every step of the way. I was surprised at my fortitude when facing them straight on in the office that we met in. As our battle began I stepped backed and consulted with fellow teachers as what would be a good strategy to use. These evaluations are permanent parts of our records.
I stood back emotionally as not to blow up and look the fool. I waited and plotted as to what would be the best approach. I was ambushed one day and she tried to bullying me into thinking she was more powerful than me. She tried to shift the ground from under my feet and said that she would change my effective mark(the highest on this evaluation) to a developing. This was not accurate and I began my work. I gathered my energy, data, all tools to convince her of her mistake. I made an appointment as a professional would be expected to do. We sat again in the office and I battled, defended my position like a warrior of light. We came to a comprise on this one part of my evaluation. She said we would leave it open and she would come into my classroom to observe my conduct one more time. I was satisfied by this.
Long story short she entered my room and said "I will return the evaluation to Effective." Oh yes you will P.T. And I accomplished my goal. The battle was won by me in the end. It was not easy, but I remained calm and knew in my heart that I deserved what I received. I am a very effective teacher working in a system that is completely broken.
You must attain a view that you have power. You have ability to resolve the situation. If not then you must work to attain this energy level within you and this might be why you are faced with such a monster.
Ultimately it goes like this.
"The petty tyrant teaches the warrior to develop a strategy utilizing the four attributes of warrior ship: control, discipline, forbearance, and timing. As a result the warrior deepens so much so into these four attributes that it may be a very long time until the next petty tyrant appears. And then, the ultimate pleasure arises when you become aware that you have become someone else’s petty tyrant. And the gift, in this case, may be pure awareness and detachment to the petty tyrant as the result of your fluidity and energetic efficiency." (http://thetoltecpath.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/the-petty-tyrant/)
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