Some Conflicts Are Unavoidable

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Some conflicts are unavoidable Life is by no means fair, and there is no justification that could convince me otherwise. From the moment we are born into this world, there are constant challenges to overcome. Our actions, no matter how great, will more often than not, go unnoticed. We find that our fates are subject to the decisions of other, those who might be guided by a moral compass aligned on a different path to our own. And as such all humans will constantly find themselves caught by the inextricable ropes of conflict, actions subjugated until they untangle themselves from its exasperating grip. It is not a choice, to be submerged in the cauldron of conflict, but it is the decisions of a man or woman that will determine whether or not they emerge. Adversity, in its many forms, is the one constant in life. Whilst it would be erroneous and bleak to suggest that all conflict is unavoidable, those which are most important - most defining - are sure to find their way into our lives. The path each person takes – or is lead on – is defined by not only how they are confronted by conflict, but also how they perceive it, and their belief that they can overcome. Humanity is a collection of individual stories, each a miniscule, forgotten piece of a larger puzzle. Our societies and the conflicts which arise within them are, of course, dictated by those who are considered the ‘big people’, the major players in a chess game, and the rest of us are subject to the consequences of their whims. The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif is the story of a man, the titular rugmaker Najaf Mazari, who refuses to buckle to the incessant conflict in his life. Through Najaf’s narration of a true story, the reader gleans an insight into how the Afghanistan civil war and barbaric actions of the Taliban have changed the lives of millions of innocent people. As expressed by Najaf, in conflict it
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