Musing with an "A"

Musing is defined by Merriam-Webster as "thoughtfully abstracted or meditative." Indeed, mediators have to rise above the din of the conflicting sides to have a dove's eye view and a soothing presence, too.

Musing is also recommended to come with an "A", i.e. humor.  It would surely lighten the heavy load brought by disputants to the mediation table.

It may come in the form of seeing the irony of former close relatives, spouses, colleagues, townmates, neighbors now practically at war.  What transpired? Is it reversible like clothes?

Then, we could have a closer look at the conflict.  At times, they fight over the innocuous things like the parking space for a row of apartments .  Children have tangled over parallel matter.

Which brings us to the root cause of conflict- failure to compromise..like in patintero before.