WE are in conflict with ourselves many times during life. Our future gives cause for concern; the past is captured, therefore we miss the future.
The grief and sorrow asked the hope, “How are you?” The hope answered, “I am a little bit low and sad today!” The sorrow replied sarcastically, “I hope so!”
Conflict is a normal part of any healthy relationship. After all, two people can’t be expected to agree on everything, all the time. The key is not to fear or try to avoid conflict but to learn how to resolve it in a healthy way.
When conflict is mismanaged, it can cause great harm to a relationship, but when handled in a respectful, positive way, conflict provides an opportunity to strengthen the bond between two people. Whether you’re experiencing conflict at home, work, or school, learning these skills can help you resolve differences in a healthy way and build stronger, more rewarding relationships.
Nobody really knows what might happen after reaching the retirement age. Sure, if we can observe our neighbors and all other people in our surroundings, we really don’t like to know it. If we treat ourselves with care, our real age will not be shown. I don’t make any secret about celebrating my 70th birthday sometime this year. I enjoy it. I am proud to reach this age with God’s help.
It seems that sometimes the respectable treatment of our beloved seniors around us are disappearing into the past and are forgotten by the younger generation. Praising the elderly nowadays means to attest to their impudent and imperishable youthfulness. I am sure, with His help many seniors are still strong, still indefatigable, still a phenomenon, still intellectual and still spiritual on top!
Let’s not forget our respect, when sometimes just being artificial or affected by stammering, that “our old lady” or “our old gentleman” hasn’t become senile yet.
On our way to an honorable and respectful age we should try to fulfill some of our greatest longings in life.
During the last decades, I met many people around the whole globe. Unbelievable, I found out, no matter where in this world, the conflicting attitude is everywhere. “It’s an absolute certainty, those doubts are the main certainty!” stressed already the German author, philosopher and dramatist Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956).
Hopefully, we may have enough understanding people with us to accompany us during the voyage of our sometimes very conflicting life.
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