User blog comment:Miskos3/Episode 272: Fairy Tail Zerø: The One Who Teaches Magic, Review/@comment-190.58.249.5-20160221003339/@comment-5303512-20160221145316

What I am saying is that is that I agree that the "Power of Feelings" is confirmed to be an actual source of getting power rather than some plot devices, I was using one of those two examples to supports that while the other is showing that anger for the sake of someone else can be clarified as "Power of Feelings".

Sure the "Power of Feelings" can mean a lot of things but what we're looking at is a positive view of feelings rather the negative, the negative go to the "Curses". With Max vs Natsu after Tenrou Island, it was more a show of friendly contest of each other's strength, there was no ill will behind it like "there is no way I could lose to a weakling like you!" When friends compete with each other it brings out the best in another and can strive toward excellence. Bonds cannot be built on if someone holds back their strength just because they pities or finds it unnecessary, because that will lead the strong person to think less of the other and insults their dignity and that to is selfishness, vanity and arrogance and that is most definitely not the "Power of Feelings" that is being described right now.