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As I look at the history of the world, the past, present and the future, a feeling of hope arises, to solve the real problem of the world. Some may ask what the problem is, or even wonder if a generalization exists of all the world’s problems. We all suffer from this problem in our every-day lives. We see this problem on television and watch it unfold between our own eyes, yet to those whose conscience is touched by this problem, have their hands tied on the actions possible to counter it. A problem can escalate, a problem can decrease and increase in popularity, it can stir world outcries and has been known to cause wars and a rise in colonialism. This problem is the word, feeling and situation of “conflict.” Such a simple word to the naked eye, yet a word that holds a meaning of importance larger than any other word we would give to describe our most difficult problems. A conflict can be of inner-nature, in other words, a conflict from within. A conflict can occur from an outside source, it can be the catalyst in a cause-effect situation; it is simply a word we cannot avoid in our lives. As human beings, we have never learned to love each other in the way of respecting every living soul living on earth. In this age of advances in technology and industrialization, climate-change and a horrific economic situation, we fail to understand the real problem that creates the domino effect of all problems; the inner conflict, the outer conflict and the conflicts that accuse us of the ignorance the human race has taken to resolve these problems. Charles Darwin once wrote of the strongest surviving, and we have substantially proved him to be more than correct. A success of a country is not dependent on the inner psychology of the population, but on the resources of the country, a prime cause of a conflict.
Let us rewind into time and look at the world from a psychological standpoint, from the view of a researcher sent to discover in detail the real problem of world suffering. No matter if humans evolved by means of one creator, or by a large explosion imposing life on earth, life exists on earth and has established itself as the most important faction existing on earth. In our creation, we are in some way guilty of beginning to create objects of non-living nature, objects ensuring survival, objects ensuring a healthy lifestyle, objects of comfort, objects to avoid a conflict. Most of our creations are objects making life easier for us, but harder for others. Same as we may solve an inner-conflict inside ourselves, but may induce a different conflict by solving our problem.
Without further complicating the path of this paragraph, let us now begin writing our research report on how the ancient world evolved. As we write our report, a word keeps appearing, a word that all paths and connections in the report keep pointing at, the word “conflict”. Ancient kingdoms caused conflicts by capturing lands, by creating empires, by killing for power. Ah, another word closely associated with conflict, the word “power”. Power is sought after, it can come from within, as well as from the outside, and it can cause substantial problems if achieved or failed. As the report continues, let us put three words together that have built human civilization over time. The words are as follows in chronological order; conflict, power, military. These words are symbols of world society; they are bases of religions, they are words feared by the average human. Each word out of three may be interpreted as a problem. I described how a conflict could be a problem earlier. Power has always caused a problem to those opposing it. The military has always caused a problem to those opposing it, or to those having to face its wrath. Early leaders in the ancient world realized that to solve the problem of one of those words existing is the use of another of the three. How many times in history as a conflict been resolved by a military action, or power was re-instated by a conflict, or vice versa. Does it make us proud as human beings to resolve problems by way of another problem? Does it make us any smarter then two still action figures wanting to hit each other, but knowing that without being held in place or manipulated, a move to hit the other will make them fall to the ground? Have we ever considered living without conflict? The obvious answer to that question is yes, but the sad reality that we do so little about it. If you put a group of people on a deserted island and let them figure out ways of survival, the only way of survival is by every individual helping the other. That method can be also countered by greed, death and panic. Which method seems to be the most problematic?
Pre-medieval era monks gained popularity by fighting an inner conflict with the devil and overcoming the most intense suffering imaginable. They isolated themselves in deserts, and lived under conditions that a normal human being would not be able to survive a few hours under. Although they did this to the cause of their religion, they gave us a very sad fact of an ongoing problem in the world. It seems that the only time a conflict can be solved is by mere isolation, when objects we created to solve these conflicts, have been taken away from us. Buy two children two computers and watch them fight over another toy in the house, yet take away one and the children will learn to share and find ways around using one computer. In our world full of comfort, fast food, fast everything; we need to realize that the mere thought of anything being taken away from us will cause sheer panic. How can we all survive without knowledge of sharing?
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