MISUNDERSTANDINGS

MISUNDERSTANDINGS

Misunderstanding has resulted to wars between great nations. It has caused separations, fights and murders. It has triggered jealousies, misconceptions and intrigues of all kinds. Misunderstanding is the root cause of many troubles.

There are leftists and rightists, rebels and lost commands, terrorists and other lawless elements because of misunderstandings. In the absence of understanding, families are broken, communities are in disarray, the world is at a loss. Religious groups and their leaders are not exempted.

Attempts are made to solve the problem. Peace fora and conferences are held; courts are established; negotiations are done here and there but still to no avail. It is because even in the smallest unit of society – the family – misunderstanding is very common in spite of the same blood circulating in their arteries and veins. There is power play among parents; rivalries among siblings and miscommunication between parents and children.

With the advent of new technologies, communication has improved tremendously but for as long as the communicants are not willing to agree on certain point, misunderstanding will prevail. The secret is acceptance and agreement. Anybody can accept and agree on good suggestion and opinion but our stubbornness isolates us from everybody else.

Man by nature is stubborn because man by nature is corrupt. It is because man by nature cannot accept and agree even on what is good. Self-contentedness is the root of all misunderstandings. So when someone appeals for understanding we should understand with no strings attached.