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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?
Our human bodies are extremely sophisticated and intelligent. We can be proud of having mechanisms in our bodies that counter fear, difficulties in life, difficulties on paper, or difficulties inside our hearts. It is however important to understand that humans are capable of great things, but that greatness cannot be accomplished individually. When you think of an individual who wants to isolate himself and isolate every gift of life to themselves, words such as greed and selfishness are the first thoughts in our minds. Is this the real problem in the world? Humans wanting everything for themselves, their own families, their own lives, yet the ones around their circle of love are of no matter to them. We are so quick to turn to isolation when we receive something extra; it makes us look greedy and selfish. We in turn become those humans who take every gift of life and keep it inside our houses behind closed doors, collecting for the future.
Ask yourself, how do humans solve conflicts between themselves? Psycho- logically, the voice is raised and adrenalin is pumped into our bodies. A conflict between two people poses a conflict within each person to either solve or continue the on-going conflict between the other individual. The real question looming around the thought is, can conflicts be annihilated from earth? The realistic answer is no, but we can lower the level of conflict substantially. From the beginning of known recorded time, human beings have had to work to earn their living. Although the work could be tiring, hard and pointless at times, the worker can find comfort knowing that he is working for his survival. As technologies begin to take over our planet, and humans realize that they do not need to work as hard as before, a sense of relaxation is present in those who choose to live in isolation, greedily storing their earnings for themselves. Now a quick realistic flash, that as human population increases and man-made objects replace workers, how can every human being earn a living for himself or herself? This proposes an incredibly important realization that as technology becomes more advanced, and our world becomes more and more comfortable, are we as humans going to forget what hard work is? Every human living on earth right now knows of someone who has it easier than them. For those who work middle-class jobs and have a boss, you know the feeling of knowing your boss has it easier then you have. So as work decreases with technology replacing it, we relax not realizing that our gains are losses to others: another conflict.

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by Ilya Berlin
Published on: Feb 2, 2009
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Type: Opinions
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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? Our human bodies are extremely sophisticated and intelligent. We can be proud of having mechanisms in our bodies that counter fear, difficulties in life, difficulties on paper, or difficulties inside our hearts. It is however important to understand that humans are capable of great things, but that greatness cannot be accomplished individually. When you think of an individual who wants to isolate himself and isolate every gift of life to themselves, words such as greed and selfishness are the first thoughts in our minds. Is this the real problem in the world? Humans wanting everything for themselves, their own families, their own lives, yet the ones around their circle of love are of no matter to them. We are so quick to turn to isolation when we receive something extra; it makes us look greedy and selfish. We in turn become those humans who take every gift of life and keep it inside our houses behind closed doors, collecting for the future. Ask yourself, how do humans solve conflicts between themselves? Psycho- logically, the voice is raised and adrenalin is pumped into our bodies. A conflict between two people poses a conflict within each person to either solve or continue the on-going conflict between the other individual. The real question looming around the thought is, can conflicts be annihilated from earth? The realistic answer is no, but we can lower the level of conflict substantially. From the beginning of known recorded time, human beings have had to work to earn their living. Although the work could be tiring, hard and pointless at times, the worker can find comfort knowing that he is working for his survival. As technologies begin to take over our planet, and humans realize that they do not need to work as hard as before, a sense of relaxation is present in those who choose to live in isolation, greedily storing their earnings for themselves. Now a quick realistic flash, that as human population increases and man-made objects replace workers, how can every human being earn a living for himself or herself? This proposes an incredibly important realization that as technology becomes more advanced, and our world becomes more and more comfortable, are we as humans going to forget what hard work is? Every human living on earth right now knows of someone who has it easier than them. For those who work middle-class jobs and have a boss, you know the feeling of knowing your boss has it easier then you have. So as work decreases with technology replacing it, we relax not realizing that our gains are losses to others: another conflict. « return.