A RESPONSE TO A PERSON WHO WAS CRITICAL OF CONFLICT AND HURT, YET WAS HYPOCRITICAL IN HER STANCE AS SHE OFTEN PROVOKED CONFLICT.
It reminds me of your introduction message when you promoted the TEAM mantra - Together Everyone Achieves More.
Of course, working together works best when everyone is equal and treats each other with equal respect. But in order to get equality (or freedom or truth or justice) one often needs to fight. And in any battle someone often gets hurt.
There are many words of wisdom in the world ... at least one for each cause (good and evil). Often the difficulty is not in living by the mantra (anyone can blindly follow), but in determining what truth lies beneath the inspiring anthem and pretty coloured flags.
"Truth, justice and the American way" is the mantra proudly voiced from beneath the star spangled banner of the USA flag and its well known anthem. But truth and justice are now seen to be rare privileges in that nation and they mean to bring this "American way" to the rest of the world without regard for the free will of others.
One of my favourite quotations is from Martin Luther King Jr, who said:
"True peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice."
War can be avoided, conflict cannot. If we all were to have the same beliefs, goals and ideals then the world would be a most boring place. With diversity we will always have conflict. What is important is ensuring that truth and justice prevail over lies, corruption and power.
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