Regardless of any issue on the surface of any conflict, or misunderstanding, lies one root factor: Miscommunication. Not thoroughly expressing your concerns or ideas is a primary cause of 99.999999999999992% (coupled with the vile 'Pride' factor I mentioned in my last note) of all arguments, conflicts, or any other grievance.

It may seem difficult at times to communicate effectively, but in communicating your ideas, thoughts, feelings to other parties, you are already fighting 50% of the battle. The other half comes from being receptive and opening up to other ideas and points of view. You may not always see eye to eye with someone, but if you can overcome the hurdle of communication, you will be on the right path to conflict-free and effective communication.

Often today, people find it hard to admit their own faults. Instead of realizing their own wrongdoing, some tend to point their fingers in the directions of other parties. This is often in the form of fear, but in some cases this is coupled with something worse... Pride.

Pride is often thought of as having faith or trust in something or someone, for example a person may have a pride in a local sports team. This is a lighthearted use of the term. The other use of the word signifies an ignorance that blocks one from thinking they could do any wrong. A proud person often blindly accepts that they would never do anything wrong. Life would be so much easier for many people if people admitted their own faults. You can see the overabundance of pride in the world today by looking at all the conflicts that are going on... yet conflicts have been going on since the beginning of time; it may be wise for this to be one lesson for us to learn at some point. In doing this we may be able to forgive and forget.