The Third Side of Conflict is Peace
The secret to peace—within your family or the Middle East—could be as simple as taking a walk.
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We're all one family, says mediator and author William Ury, and all of the planet's more than 15,000 "tribes" are somehow in touch with one another. Just like many families, the world is rife with conflict. In an age where almost anyone can find a gun and weapons of mass destruction are within reach, how do we reconcile our differences? It starts, argues Ury, with listening.
Video footage courtesy of TED Talks
Interested?- Check out William Ury's book, Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
- H'oponono:
How Hawaiian tradition sorts out family disputes. - Interfaith Amigos:
Rabbi Ted Falcon, Pastor Don Mackenzie, and Sheikh Jamal Rahman, known collectively as the "interfaith amigos," have been learning and teaching together since 2001. They blog weekly for YES! Magazine. - Change Comes from You and Me
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