Conflict, the true anthem of men

What is a conflict? Conflict is cross-fire between two sides that cannot ideally co-exist, unless harboured in a troubled mind; two sides to an irreconcilable inequality. An example of conflict is when one who is desperate not to put on weight, finds chocolate irresistible. For my book, Newton's Law Reversed, which is taglined 'Conflict: Some evade, some efface, while most embrace', I chose 'Conflict' as the theme because I found most people around me (including myself) to be compromising (on different aspects), and hence in denial, with respect to things that they desire but don't possess, or people they wish to be but cannot. The reason for the compromise and denial is lack of mental strength, material wherewithal and/or social support. Conflicts produce pain and stress in our minds, so they are not readily acceptable to the mind. And, there are different ways different people deal with conflicts. Partly, our culture is to blame since it protects/sympathises with/helps those who are weak or who proclaim to have problems. The result of this is the creeping of a disastrous feeling named 'self-pity', on account of which, some of us embrace conflicts and we love them since it makes us feel important to ourselves on account of the self-pity. And, then there are these people who don't use self-pity to protect or justify their own state, but assume that nothing is wrong, whereas they sweep the problems under the carpet, so that they can protect themselves from the mental agony. These people, who evade conflict, appear wholesomely happy on the surface, but harbour deep wounds within. The final type of people, those who efface conflict, are the only ones who are able to face and resolve conflicts. These are people who don't blame anyone or anything for their failures, and rise above all criticism. Think of things that you have missed having, or being. Think of why you haven't been able to achieve those. Here's to you to ascertain your conflicts and destroy them in the most acceptable manner. Remember, there's no bad conflict: every conflict makes us stronger, more understanding of ourselves, or more mature.