The Main Catalyst For Conflict Is Fear
The main catalyst for conflict is fear
My father loves to tell me stories about my great grand father, who was once a member of the Chinese communist army. I was told that although my great grand father fought many battles against the Japanese, he never fought because of his own believe or own hatred, the only reason for all his battles is because he was scared. The fear that China will be dominated by another empire and our family might suffer due to the lost of war has caused him to join the war. Undoubtedly fear is one of the main catalyst for conflict, however ‘what really caused fear?’. Are threatening, bullying and killing of another really the cause of fear? No, the real cause that stimulates fear is the unbalancing power between two forces. Imagine two gangster, standing face to face towards each other and each holding a knife. It is not likely that either of them will make a move because none of them wants to be harmed in the fight. However the situation is completely different if one of them is equipped with a gun, a conflict clearly will arise. Apart from the fear and unbalancing power, another catalyst for conflict is our emotions and desires. Human emotions is one of the most complex creation in the world, it is illogically and unpredictable. The most common case is sympathy, many social experiments has proven that around 94 out of 100 people are willing to help a lost child on the street to finds its parents.
Fear can stimulate conflict with an extremely fast speed, because it trigger people’s self protect mechanism. People are selfish creatures, we care more about our surroundings more then any one else in this world, which is clearly shown though the fact that parents will be willing to sacrifice anyone in order to protect their children. Imagine the scene, where an ordinary person is holding a gun against a famous murderer, who has his hands up in the sky and clearly shown that he did not equip a weapon. It is not likely that the person will
My father loves to tell me stories about my great grand father, who was once a member of the Chinese communist army. I was told that although my great grand father fought many battles against the Japanese, he never fought because of his own believe or own hatred, the only reason for all his battles is because he was scared. The fear that China will be dominated by another empire and our family might suffer due to the lost of war has caused him to join the war. Undoubtedly fear is one of the main catalyst for conflict, however ‘what really caused fear?’. Are threatening, bullying and killing of another really the cause of fear? No, the real cause that stimulates fear is the unbalancing power between two forces. Imagine two gangster, standing face to face towards each other and each holding a knife. It is not likely that either of them will make a move because none of them wants to be harmed in the fight. However the situation is completely different if one of them is equipped with a gun, a conflict clearly will arise. Apart from the fear and unbalancing power, another catalyst for conflict is our emotions and desires. Human emotions is one of the most complex creation in the world, it is illogically and unpredictable. The most common case is sympathy, many social experiments has proven that around 94 out of 100 people are willing to help a lost child on the street to finds its parents.
Fear can stimulate conflict with an extremely fast speed, because it trigger people’s self protect mechanism. People are selfish creatures, we care more about our surroundings more then any one else in this world, which is clearly shown though the fact that parents will be willing to sacrifice anyone in order to protect their children. Imagine the scene, where an ordinary person is holding a gun against a famous murderer, who has his hands up in the sky and clearly shown that he did not equip a weapon. It is not likely that the person will