Pride and conflict..!

A question quite a few ask me, is how I manage to write for newspapers on both sides of the border, “You write for India and Pakistan?” they ask me, “Yes,” I tell them. “But aren’t both so different?”
“No! They are not!” I reply sadly, “The only thing that exists between quite often is pride and this pride is what often causes conflict between them!”
Say the holy scriptures, “Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. —Proverbs 13:10
I loved this small article I read by David Roper and would like to reproduce the same for you:
‘Some years ago, my wife, Carolyn, and I spent a few days camping on the flanks of Mount Rainier in Washington State. When we were returning to our campsite one evening, we saw in the middle of a meadow two male bears boxing each other’s ears. We stopped to watch.
There was a hiker nearby, and I asked him what the conflict was about. “A young female,” he said.
“Where is she?” I asked.
“Oh, she left about 20 minutes ago,” he chuckled. Thus, I gathered, the conflict at this point was not about the female bear but about being the toughest bear.
Most fights aren’t about policy and principle, or about right and wrong; they’re almost always about pride. The wise man of Proverbs swings his axe at the root of the problem when he writes: “Pride leads to conflict”. Quarrels are fueled by pride, by needing to be right, by wanting our way, or by defending our turf or our egos.
On the other side, wisdom resides with the well-advised—those who listen and learn, those who allow themselves to be instructed. There is wisdom in those who humble themselves—those who set aside their own selfish ambition; who acknowledge the limits of their own understanding; who listen to the other person’s point of view; who allow their own ideas to be corrected. This is the wisdom from God that spreads peace wherever it goes.
Even as today, I begin to sense the beginning of another series of conflict among both these nations my advice to both is to strip ourselves of our pride, let us examine ourselves, examine the other and really ask ourselves whether it is worth fighting with a brother.
Oh yes, there is always a difference between brothers, but when stripped off our pride we will realize we are still brothers and need to keep our war talk aside and speak peace again..!
    
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Pride and conflict..!

A question quite a few ask me, is how I manage to write for newspapers on both sides of the border, You write for India and Pakistan? they ask me, Yes, I tell them. But arent both so different? No! They are not! I reply sadly, The only thing that exists between quite often is pride and this pride is what often causes conflict between them! Say the holy scriptures, Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. Proverbs 13:10 I loved this small article I read by David Roper and would like to reproduce the same for you: Some years ago, my wife, Carolyn, and I spent a few days camping on the flanks of Mount Rainier in Washington State. When we were returning to our campsite one evening, we saw in the middle of a meadow two male bears boxing each others ears. We stopped to watch. There was a hiker nearby, and I asked him what the conflict was about. A young female, he said. Where is she? I asked. Oh, she left about 20 minutes ago, he chuckled. Thus, I gathered, the conflict at this point was not about the female bear but about being the toughest bear. Most fights arent about policy and principle, or about right and wrong; theyre almost always about pride. The wise man of Proverbs swings his axe at the root of the problem when he writes: Pride leads to conflict. Quarrels are fueled by pride, by needing to be right, by wanting our way, or by defending our turf or our egos. On the other side, wisdom resides with the well-advisedthose who listen and learn, those who allow themselves to be instructed. There is wisdom in those who humble themselvesthose who set aside their own selfish ambition; who acknowledge the limits of their own understanding; who listen to the other persons point of view; who allow their own ideas to be corrected. This is the wisdom from God that spreads peace wherever it goes. Even as today, I begin to sense the beginning of another series of conflict among both these nations my advice to both is to strip ourselves of our pride, let us examine ourselves, examine the other and really ask ourselves whether it is worth fighting with a brother. Oh yes, there is always a difference between brothers, but when stripped off our pride we will realize we are still brothers and need to keep our war talk aside and speak peace again..! [email protected]