Well, let’s see. A teacher is the authority in a classroom. A construction engineer is the authority on a construction project, assuming he has been given that authority. Though frequently, the word is used to imply knowledge on a subject, I do not see it as an appropriate meaning. Authority is something given and taken, often under another person’s authority or another organization’s authority. For instance, when I was a staff non-commissioned officer, I did have authority. However, that was authorized to me from those that who were given authority over me. As a side note, as mentioned before, I found out I don’t like having authority. With it comes responsibilities. The greater the authority, the greater the responsibility.
I don’t see myself as having any authority over anything outside my house. If the purpose of the prompt is knowledge, I don’t qualify much there either. I simply take note of what I see and hear and try to pass along that which I consider important, or in some cases humorous. No authority there and very little knowledge.
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