"An
eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind." -Mahatma Gandhi
Conflicts can arise
anywhere and the quote by Mahatma Gandhi nicely illustrates how conflicts are
bad and it will be highly beneficial for us to make a conscientious effort to
try and resolve conflicts, especially interpersonal ones.
Max
and Kenny were friends and had known one another for quite some time. They are
studying in the same university and are sharing a room at one of the hostels in
the school. One day, Kenny came back to the room only to find that his computer
was no longer working. He then begins to question Max as to what had happened
and why it had happened. Max himself, was not too sure if the computer was
spoilt because of him but told Kenny that the computer was still working fine
the last time he used it. Kenny then gave Max a bewildered look as he continues
to wonder about how his computer could have been spoilt. Max however, got angry
as he felt that it was just a small issue that could easily be settled by purchasing
another new computer and told Kenny that he was making a big fuss out of it.
Having heard that, Kenny exploded immediately and scolded Max before stomping
off angrily. Max was taken aback by the huge reaction.
After the incident, Max tried to talk to Kenny
but Kenny gave him the cold shoulder and did not want to speak to him. Friends
of both Kenny and Max got to know of what had happened between them and tried
to act as peacemaker but were unsuccessful. One of their close friends, Peter
told Max that Kenny had exploded that night because of the sarcastic comment
and he had been tolerating his bad attitude and speaking manner for some time
now. Kenny was in a particularly bad mood that day because he had just broken
up with his girlfriend and that incident resulted to his negative reaction. Max
then asked Peter why Kenny didn’t try to confront him about his unhappiness,
only to be told that Kenny had actually confronted him but it was no use. Max,
however, never felt that Kenny had actually sat down with him to talk about the
issue and thought that Kenny probably did hint at the underlying problem, only
to assume Max had gotten it.
With
both parties being unhappy about each other, neither of them were willing to
end the “ cold war “. Meanwhile, both of their friends were caught in the
middle of their problem and did not know what could be done. In addition, both
parties were stubborn, making the issue even harder to resolve.
What do you think Peter or
even their other friends should do to resolve this issue?
Or What do you think Max and Kenny could have done to prevent the incident from happening ?
Or What do you think Max and Kenny could have done to prevent the incident from happening ?
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