The story "The Carpenter's Gift" tells us a simple yet an important lesson in life. Sometimes when we are having trouble with other people we often create a "wall" or a barrier keep them away from our lives. We often forget that instead of trying to solve the problem we only make the situation worst. Yet it is normal for people to act like that. It is our innate in us to defend ourselves from things we thought that could harm us.
In some instances it is our pride which dictates us to not forgive those people we had conflict with. We try to justify our actions as a way to revenge for what others had done to us. But we should remember that pride is of lesser importance than a person whether we consider them as our enemy or a friend. Make love not war they say, and just like what the carpenter did on the story. Instead of totally separating the world of the two brothers totally he created a bridge to connect them.
In my life I admit that sometimes instead of building a bridge I built walls. But I realized that instead of helping I am already engaging myself on such conflict. So before I create more conflict and engage myself unto it I decided to create bridges. I believe a best way to solve conflicts with other people is through confrontation. It is better to talk about the problem than assume things or asking help from other people. Let us also remember that being humble doesn't lower us as a person it even makes us a great one and always remember that a bridge is better than a wall.
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