Ho said: "Show me a situation where there is no conflict, and I
will show you a situation where nobody cares".
I like this a lot!
(This is not a
surprise, as I am from Southern Europe, where conflicts are genelly strongly
expressed (and frequently almost immediately forgotten) - and this, the Greeks
thought, was
the essence of democracy!
In some other
cultures, conflicts are frequently avoided as if they were a kind of plague...
I suspect (with no strong evidence) that this is the cause of many
organizational
(and community) “learning disabilities”.
So my question is:
can we assume that this idea of "no conflict implies no care" is a
general principle?
If so, shouldn’t
we not try to cultivate a culture with less "conflict avoidance"?
Artur
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Subject: [OSList] Conflict and Caring
Caring and Conflict seem almost like polar opposites – but as Marie suggests,
they are integrally related, I think. I had a neighbor who was described as
“the most even tempered man in town – Always mad!” It was kind of a joke, but
after knowing him for 40 years I came to see that his anger was actually a
manifestation of the deep caring he felt, but could not fully express. Because
of an odd combination of social pressures and norms he never had the space to
be the caring person he was. Sad! So I think it is true: Show me a situation
where there is no conflict, and I will show you a situation where nobody cares.
Harrison
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