Ceasefire
It doesn’t always take much to resolve an issue. Sometimes, lawyer is the magic word. But mostly, just a keyword is enough to unlock the door. You need to find the door and enter the password. Sometimes, we get lucky, but usually it takes experience and training. Take a deep breath. Exhale! Rein in your horses. When your mind is overloaded, close your eyes and let your feet find way. There, in the dark and quiet, you’ll find strength and resolution.
Choose mediation! Usually, it doesn't work where there’s abuse. But there are exceptions. Sometimes, you cannot be there in person, not every facilitator clicks. But as long as you stay neutral, there will be the middle way. It won’t be a compromise. That breeds resentment. Sometimes, the opponent will be right. Don’t fail to take that chance! At best, you’ll see the playing field, but there can be black swans in negotiations. Your job is to spot those, too.
Work out a plan to respect the distance, develop out-reach, and bridge the gaps. Avoid the calamity of Depp v. Heard. Document expenses to play your cards right. Don’t throw a nuclear bomb. Where there is a generational trauma, it needs to be healed, not quartered. There will be missiles, so have the air defence ready. You can’t afford more casualties. So, keep everyone’s best interests in mind.
We have a deadline, and it was yesterday. If we don’t settle soon, the nukes will fire away. There is no worse punishment than that of Damocles. Let the sword fall! But if there is a way to thread the needle, allow the loser to keep face. Shake hands once again after battle! We’ve all played chess on a divine plane.
Learn foreign languages like ancient royalties! Thank God, it’s no more exile. We have the Internet. Although the web is wide and dark, we can stay at home, sip coffee. Unless you speak another tongue, your foe will cut it out. But if you master two or more, you’re in charge of the table. Even if it’s square, you’ll round it. The enemy won’t feel a thing. And in the end, who knows, you may watch the sunset together.
Jesus spoke in parables. His whole life was a parable. Every one of us can die for the other. The question is how to do it right. Where to draw the line and when to be crucified. J. F. Kennedy was no Jesus. And perhaps he died for his own sins. But he got one thing right: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” We are all just conduits. Translators, interpreters, teachers. Sometimes, we feel like cogs in a malfunctioning machine. Therefore, do not judge others, don’t stone them to death. Let Karma, the system, take care of it.
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