Conflict

The definition of a conflict is a serious disagreement or argument. Conflicts are prevalent throughout the world, ranging from your very own school to conflicts between whole countries! For example, there is the matter of bullying at school. Bullying, the word itself sounds like an attack word intended to hurt someone. Bullying someone means to hurt another peer either verbally or physically, and now in this era, technologically. Another example of conflict is between nations such as in world war I and world war II. Next, there is the infamous Syrian conflict occurring right as we speak. A little background on the conflict in Syria is that it has sprouted due to the oppression that the civilians felts from their ruler known as Bashar al-Assad. Although it began as a protest to save a couple of school children from torture, it soon grew to a cry for democracy and the fall of Assad. Now, it is a full blown "civil war" (known by some people) to liberate the civilians from the hands of the Syrian government. In this conflict, there have been over 60,000 people murdered and tortured in the matter of 22 months. This death rate shows much violence and bloodshed in this one country alone.

Why is there conflict like this? Of course the sprout of all conflict comes from the fact that people or sides cannot come to an agreement as they have clashing ideas. However, the way that they handle these clashing ideas is vital as it can lead to either a resolution or further harm. However, why physical abuse? In a way, technologically bullying or hurting something/someone is easier to understand as hiding behind a computer screen allows you to avoid taking full tangible responsibility for what you did or said. On the other hand, physical abuse is a bit more dense. Physical abuse is, in a way, a way to show that one person is physically superior over the other and disobeying the stronger one can lead to harm. In my opinion, conflicts should be settled verbally, not through verbal attacks, but through discussion. It may sound cheesy, but at least both sides are talking out the situation and seeing how each side understands the situation.

Friend vs. Stranger

What is the true difference between a stranger and a friend? A stranger is unknown and a friend is someone who has a hand to lend. He had always had that hand, which made him my sturdy land. We were friends, family, and even lovers at one time, but now we have become strangers as if it were cued by a chime. It is funny how he made promises he could not keep, and although I knew they would be broken, I still weep. Because somewhere, deep down in me, I was praying that we were not yet history. They see frowns on my face as I walk by, they stop and ask, "Are you going to cry?" I boldly reply with a faltering no, because of you I am feeling so low. He is MY stranger, the one I know but don't. We used to be best friends, but now there is a moat. I told him that we would stop talking, I told him this reality as a warning. He promised that we wouldn't, that we would be different. I scoff as I think of those empty words. Those words are now like empty chords. Once, we looked into each other's eyes, When I looked I hope this reality was just a lie. I can't wait anymore for this situation to end, one of us will just have to bend. If it won't be me and it won't be him, I guess I'll have to wait until the water spills over the brim. Don't be my stranger but be my friend, your true feelings, to me, send.