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The Biggest Conflict in the World is the Biggest Conflict Within You
“As above, so below, as within, so without, as the universe, so the soul…” ― Hermes Trismegistus
There is a plurality of perspectives, opinions, attitudes, angles and perceptions for just about anything you can think of.
Sports, politics, psychology, sociology, crime; you name it, there are a bunch of differing thoughts as to why what is happening in our world is happening.
Having varied answers to life’s questions isn’t the biggest conflict we face today, but it certainly seems like it. After all, weren’t the Crusades and the Cold War fought due to varied opinions? In my opinion, no.
It is not that recently that people of varied political beliefs, religions and schools of thought existed together. Their thoughts may have opposed one another, but they did not oppose one another.
The biggest conflict we face in our outer world is the inability or unwillingness to step into the opposing attitude. It is also the biggest conflict we have within ourselves and explains why it is so hard for us to do it for others. Allow me to explain with some examples.
You have a desire to be wealthy but no matter how hard you try, it just won’t happen. You’re not just angry with yourself, you’re disappointed and ashamed.
