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Everyday you live, you will be face-to-face with one form of conflict or another. This is simply because of the fact that in each day, you will relate and interact with people with varying opinions, different backgrounds and school of thought, dissimilar interests, etc. These have the propensity of bringing conflicts, so much that it you will be right to infer that conflicts have become integral part of life. When these conflicts blow out of proportion, they can lead to broken relationships, violence, or even war at the extreme. This is why we have to learn to resolve conflicts at the onset.
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It is worthy to note that there are some signs that can point one towards conflict, which should not be overlooked, so that it will not degenerate into something monstrous. For example; disagreement, intense arguments, etc. You may even be right in your argument, but what is the benefit of struggling to be right or to win an argument and end up losing humanity or losing the relationship with people? That you let go of your rightness when necessary does not make you weak, rather it is show or inner strength. The truth is that trying to be right at all cost may lead to conflict in interest. Sometimes you can just let go for the benefit of peace.
It is worthy to note that there is always reasons and causes to everything that happens. In the case of conflict, there are some factors that can trigger it. If you know the trigger, you will know how to go about it so that you will prevent it from happening. For example; you are entitled to your point of view and your opinion. However, if it will bring chaos if you impose your option on others, then you should keep it to yourself. You have to understand that your good opinion may not be practicable to someone or to a particular situation, so do not go about giving unsolicited opinions and advices.
In addition to this, you have to understand the place of apology as a way to prevent a situation from degenerating into something bad. You will be surprised that there are some people that will never apologise to anyone no matter what happens, and they will always claim right. This action can create chaos. That you apologized or say a simple "I am sorry," does not mean you have conceded defeat, but that you are preventing something bad. After all, what will you gain to win a temporary battle and stand the chance of losing a far bigger and permanent war? The supposed little apology that you offer can be all that will make the difference.
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I remember when a friend of mine came to tell me about the problem he was having in his relationship and how he was almost breaking up with his girlfriend. I asked him what happened and he narrated his own side of the story. When I also got the lady's own side of the story, I smiled because I already knew what both of them were driving at: they were both right in their own eyes and were claiming right. At that point, it was a question of who will bend first. So I talked with my friend and asked him to apologise. Well, he listened and apologized, amazingly, what would have led to a breakup was averted. Imagine if both of them kept their stands and the conflict continued, it would have degenerated to breakup. The relationship was saved by a simple "I am sorry."
Whatever you do to avoid or to solve the problem of conflict is worth it. Trust me, there are more things to benefit in peace than when everywhere is chaotic as a result of mismanaged conflict. If you want to invest or set up a business for instance, you will always look out for a place that is relatively peaceful, not a place that is prone to violence. So it is in your best interest to maintain peace and resolve all forms of conflict on time. Timely resolution of conflict will prevent a whole lot of damages. You do not have to wait until it becomes bad before you will start doing damage-control, the idea is to prevent it from becoming bad.
***Thanks for reading***
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