Conflict Management: A Tool to Expand Mind and Life

Humans have evolved from the primitive form to a tech savvy entity by accepting and addressing various internal and external conflicts. The stories in literature and records in history are a testimony to it. William Shakespeare, the famous English playwright in his work King Lear has depicted the internal conflict faced by a father who has to divide his kingdom among his three daughters. An internal weakness of Lear had led to a discord which eventually proved to be very disastrous. Similarly when man faced adverse natural conditions whether struggling with floods, droughts, tsunamis and pandemics, he has to mitigate the external conflicts by implementing certain techniques in order to restore the peace. The ever increasing challenges and the pressures of approaching deadlines are also testing the conflict resolution skills of the man of today. This same pressure could be seen in the young groups as more and more children are struggling with anxiety and depression. It is thereby important to develop a complete understanding on this pertinent subject so that valuable insights and skills can be imparted from an early age. Now, the main question which often strikes our minds is that, ‘Are conflicts really bad and are there any ways to escape or manage them?’ The objective of this paper is to find the answers by defining the conflict and understanding the implementation of certain techniques in conflict management and resolution from early ages to higher age groups. The present paper will thus strive to define conflict and its implications along with certain solutions or techniques which can empower the reader to apply them