The peace at any price and
conquest at any cost are both the two side of the same bad coin. This means
that both extreme of peace at any price and conquest at any cost are not good.
People who practice the concept of peace at any price are those people who are
willing to avoid war, fight, or argument at any price to solve problems
quickly. For example, a parent who practices this concept will give or buy
anything to his disobedient child to obey; as a consequence, the child will be
spoiled and will never learn to obey in the right way. On the other hand,
people who practice the concept of conquest at any cost are those people who
are ready to use force or even violence to also solve problems quickly. In the
case of the disobedient child, the parent will carry sticks being ready to beat
his child anytime the child disobey him; as a consequence, bitterness and
hatred is developed in the child which will indirectly build the sense of
revenge and brutality. When we analyze deeper into those two extreme, we could
learn that they actually share the same negativity. Both of the extreme has the
same idea to solve a problem quickly and simply without the need of
consideration despite of the after effect; therefore, we could infer that they
are practicing the idea of revolution where problems are solved by quick fix.
In the world today, we can see
that many people tend solve problems and live by the idea of the revolutionary
quick fix since this concept could be applied in almost all areas of life.
People solve problems and live having either the concept of peace at any price
or conquest at any cost. They don't realize that they are not being considerate
to the after effect of their solution such that they might have solve their
problems in present state, but the problem could arise again in the future
where it becomes bigger. One of the examples is the politicians and the
government members who corrupted without considering the consequence of their
action. In present state, they may have solved all their financial problems
using that corrupted money, but in the future they might get caught and even
imprisoned as a criminal.
People should first understand
that all actions have consequences such that what they do in the present state
including how they solve problems will affect themselves and even others in the
future. Therefore, they should consider the future and find a wise and good way
to solve their problem. For instance, in a common case where we face a problem
with other people, we should try to always solve the problem by communication
in advance since almost all problems could generally be solved by wise
communications. Such method of problem solving is practiced by Christianity in
terms of reformation where all consequence has been taken consideration.
Although the reformation process could be slow and more challenging in the
present state, the end result will be satisfying and problems will be fully
solved in a way that it will not create a negative after effect.
As a personal application, back
then I practice the concept of revolutionary quick fix, especially in the area
of peace at any cost by cheating my friend's homework. I was too lazy to do all
my homework; therefore, I copied my friend's work in order to "pursue
peace" with my teacher. I didn't realize that my action create a negative
after effect in the future. When the test comes, I could not do most of the
questions; I realized that this is the consequence of my quick fix action back then
when I did not do my homework myself.
As a conclusion, peace at any
price and conquest at any cost shared the same negative concept of
revolutionary quick fix. This seems like an irony since peace at any price and
conquest at any cost are two opposite extremes in the first glance. Many people
today practice either one of these concept without realizing that quick fix
will never fully solve their problem in the future. The only way to fully solve
their problem is by the slow process of reformation where there will be no
negative after effect since it has gone through considerations. The end result
of the reformation process is always of higher quality compared to the quick
fix process although it may be slower.