Whoever has charisma manages to attract others.
From the Latin charisma and originating from a Greek word that means "to please" , the term charisma refers to the ability of certain people to attract and captivate others . A charismatic individual manages to arouse the admiration of others easily and naturally.
Charisma is something innate and is part of the personality of the human being. It is a capacity that is associated with success, which is based on the conception that the charismatic person does well in life. That is why there are those who claim that a person can be helped to be charismatic by reinforcing their self-esteem , their abilities as a speaker and their appearance.
Charisma according to Weber
The sociologist Max Weber considered that charisma allows us to exercise a form of power. Citizens notice an extraordinary personality in the charismatic leader and allow themselves to be led by him.
This type of leadership made it possible for Adolf Hitler , for example, to build his leadership and exercise power in a destructive manner lacking rationality.
The vast majority of leaders have a special charisma, beyond their intellectual or professional merits; Thanks to this, they have the power to rally their followers and make them fulfill their wishes or, at least, believe in their words.
It is often said that Adolf Hitler built his power based on his charisma.
The opposite: resentment and envy
The counterpart of a charismatic person is an individual who fails to connect with other living beings, be they humans or animals, and who harbors a deep resentment against the former for hoarding the attention that, in his opinion, belongs to himself. In almost every relatively large group of people, both roles usually exist and, as expected, the relationship that is created between them is intense and dangerous .
Envy is the first concept that comes to mind when studying the behavior of individuals who lack charisma; They often see the leader as an unprepared being, without sufficient talent to perform the role that the rest of the group members have so unfairly assigned to him. They experience this feeling in a very tortuous way, since they cannot stop thinking that they should receive the attention of others, that their throne has been taken from them .
Closely linked to envy is the feeling of humiliation, the idea that everyone is aware of the thoughts of the non-charismatic being and that they laugh behind their backs at their failure . This conjunction of sensations is a dangerous formula that results in frustration and a thirst for revenge , a revenge that only makes sense in the mind of the affected person and that sees no moral limits.
Charisma and Othello
In the history of human beings there are plenty of stories of people who are envious of the power and success of others, who have done everything possible to bring them down and take away their leadership position. Othello, one of Shakespeare's masterpieces, masterfully and unforgettablely tells a chilling story that revolves around the desire to possess someone else's property; There are probably no paintings more shocking than the actions of this gem of English literature, which increase in intensity until leaving the viewer as collapsed and desolate as the protagonist himself.
In everyday life, it is difficult to find a plot as ruthless as that of Othello, but there are certainly many plans conceived in cold blood that have the objective of dethroning the leaders, of exposing them and of showing that they do not deserve what they have achieved; However, no matter how far envy can go, it will never be able to gain charisma .
The concept in religion
For religion , charisma is a gift that God grants, through the Holy Spirit , to some believers for the benefit of the community.
Charismatic movements, such as Pentecostalism , have a mission to help build Christian community.