Conflict is a fundamental part of human existence, its strength is dependent on the meaning a person connects to it. Conflict is ever present and its size id proportional to its effects. The way in which a person encounters conflict determines the outcome. It can result in a breaking a person down or challenging him to achieve something extraordinary. The strength of someone is shown in times of conflict, conflict like many things in life can break or make a person. In times of conflict people either give up or become history makers. Nelson Mandela went through several challenges, he went through 27 years of jail time for the things he believed in. He was crushed as a human being and had nothing left in him but his courage and will to fight for what he believed in. “I am the master of my fate, and the captain of my destiny.” He lost his relationships with is family and community much like Mahatma Gandhi. Ghandi when he was visiting South Africa experienced some racial discrimination which motivated him to fight for the freedom of his country, but little did he know that he would face such hardships and challenges. He was imprisoned for things he did not do and had to sacrifice his relations in order to chase his beliefs and values. “You come from a great empire, couldn’t your people give you a proper dressing” the king said to him “I believe his majesty is wearing enough cloths for the both of us” he replied. Coming from a high society Gandhi gave us a lot of his pleasures and humbled himself to live as a less than average man because of the conflicts which he had faced.
Conflicts also has the ability to challenge people to achieve something extraordinary. The saying what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger in a way is true with conflict after its over it leaves you a stronger Person. Like Nelson Mandela who was crushed by the challenges but he didn’t give up he kept persevering and thought of better ways to achieve h...