I'm a self-professed hedonist; for you who doesn't know what that means, it translates to, one who thrives on what gives him or her pleasure (minds out the gutter because this is more than just sexual.). To put it plainly, whatever makes a person happy, they do it until they can't do it anymore. Pleasure is the only intrinsic good for those who believe in such. [pleasure minus pain]. Quite personally, I see no benefit in disputes and arguments especially if they lead to psychological damage, or even violence. For me, they lead to instability, like going for long periods without a regimented activity.
Though others believe that conflicts, regardless of intensity, are a healthy form of human evolution; the end result thereof is a more refined take on modern culture than previous. The experience, however is not as philosophically sound as I or anyone make it. A good comparison would be, a lite dispute between friends, like when one promises to return a call, but fails to do so. One would think the person effected by it would be in the right, but it's not that simple; in fact, he could be in the wrong for not giving said individual time to get things done or have some bit of patience. Both parties are wrong.
I bring this topic up because, a group of college girls... I mean high school girls decided to fight in the middle of the student lounge in the Art Institute of Atlanta's main campus on the day of this writing. One of which was pregnant and was able to make sport of three other girls. I felt sorry for neither parties, mostly due to the fact that this was all for something I felt could have been handled peacefully. Instead, it was just another female equivalent to a dick dangling contest. Neither parties were in the right, which is proof enough why I don't get a stiff on when watching Bad Girls Club. This resulted in intervention from the campus security and even the Subway vendor staff. Alot of people were entertained, I wasn't...
Things like that, including wars have one thing in common: the inherent cause. Every squabble, bloodbath, conflict has begun through confusion. It is simply another way of saying a misunderstanding, chaos, and misinterpretation. Sadly, it is inevitable, and to make it worse, we as the 21st century failed to refine our methods in dealing with it. Religion, secular motivation, mediums of all kinds, with mixed cures and resolutions; treaties and mediation quelling the already dangerous side effects of war.
to be continued.
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