Management and Happiness.”
318. “Conflict Management” is essential, but it is management after-the- fact. Conflict Avoidance is a more potent strategy than Conflict Management, deserving of more emphasis, research and study.
319. Conflict and happiness may appear as a contradictory assertion.
On the one hand, conflict connotes disagreement between and among people. It implies, somewhat falsely that the opposing sides will be in a perpetual struggle. On the other hand, happiness suggests a non-conflict situation, harmony, and good feelings among people.
320. Conflict may appear as an unavoidable part of human life. …show more content…
Human beings are free to use our “intelligent capacity” for constructive or destructive purposes. We can influence our destiny to promote conflict and unhappiness, or positively, to foster concord and happiness. The choice is ours.
328. “Spiritual Intelligence” (SQ) enables us to comprehend things that the natural mind cannot understand because only the spiritual mind can discern those things that are spiritual (1 Corinthians 2:10–14). For humankind to benefit from “Spiritual Intelligence” (SQ) we must first believe that there is a higher SQ otherwise; we relegate our higher purpose to disbelief, doubt and futility.
329. Fortunately, for the human family, we have always had access to “Spiritual Intelligence” (SQ), to enable us to tap into a higher source of intelligence to guide humanity along a path of fulfillment, past, present and future.
330. “Human Intelligence” (HQ) is limited to material knowledge; hence, we have a great capacity to create “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) in machines. The overwhelming growth in AI has benefitted humankind, and at the same time increased our capacity for conflict with disastrous consequences.
331. The mere presence of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) on …show more content…
339. Despite the human “trajectory of learning” and acquiring knowledge from childhood to adulthood; observe the lasting effects of destructive human activities throughout the premodern, modern and postmodern age.
The evidence is not only in the genocide, wars, slavery, colonization, and apartheid of past decades but also in the continuation of some of these atrocities despite the enlightenment, and sophistication of the postmodern age.
341. The significant benefits that the twenty-first century society brings such as a happy outdoor lifestyle underpinned by global travel are under great threat. Is conflict innate? Is it a consequence of our highly competitive, scientific and technological postmodern society?
342. Competition is a “double-edged sword.” On the one hand, it is the engine of the modern growth economy, and on the other hand, it can foster unfairness, and result in conflict.
343. Conflict is also a “double-edged sword.” On the one hand, it can lead to mutual benefit that inspires peace, harmony and happiness often referred to as a “win-win” proposition, and on the other hand,