Conflict Resolution
In case of conflict, the core question is:
- Can you turn Hamlet into A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
Compassion is about we not me. Any type of selfishness, be it vengeance or pure greed, is going to result in consequences, ramifications, and collateral damage.
- What are you ready to put up as your collateral? (For deeper insight, watch Paradise on Netflix.)
You can think of us as a biosphere, a family, a stage, or even clockwork, a binary code of zeroes and ones. Either way, we are an interconnected system with scattered, inflammatory tumors. If you love computer games, think of communication and conflict resolution as a mission where your task is to isolate danger and target it with compassion. As long as you can do that, you keep scoring points. Every point – a life saved.
- Consider well before you strike.
How many prodigal sons can you bring home? They are all geniuses. Take Lucifer, for example. Sometimes lawyer seems to be the magic word that opens otherwise deaf ears. But watch Depp v. Heard (abridged for Netflix) before you go to court. Sometimes, you’ll have to. But remember, you can settle every step of the way. Litigation is war, there will be casualties.
- What do you want to achieve?
A role reversal revenge? Control and torture? Or love and peace? Sometimes, the latter requires sacrifice. (See Jesus Christ or your Queen in a chess game.) But don’t overdo it. Abuse is abuse and there are boundaries that shouldn’t be crossed.
- What is your collateral?
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