Emergence 3.0
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Thursday, April 18th, 2019
Chapter Seven: Conflict
Life is competition, it is a perpetual state of striving against others
for the stuff of life, whether that be clean air and water, food and energy, or
social status and recognition.
Revolution
is conflict, it is conflict without end, and every person is caught in the
midst of it, whether they are active participants in a rebellion, or not.
A person may
be in power, or in the opposition, or just a bystander. Regardless of the
individual’s position, there is no escaping the forces of revolution.
The rebel
must be hungry for it, must thrive in it, they must live with the desire for
change burning inside of them, burning
with a steady-quiet heat, until the moment comes when they explode into action.
There was no
avoiding it.
A person
either had to lead or follow, or get out of the way. No matter which side of
the conflict they were on, or whether they were interested in participating at
all.
What is
paramount for the revolutionary is that they cannot know that the conflict they
are engaged in never ends. To keep their commitment to the cause high, they
must feel that the justice they are seeking is an inevitability.
They must see
that their sacrifice matters, or they will not accept the suffering they will
be called on to endure.
If they
believe it, they will sacrifice themselves and everything that they love.
If their
faith falters, they will fail, and one weak link in their chain is liable to
shatter the work of the entire movement.
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