I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of hearing about the never-ending Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
I’ve been listening to it for my entire life, and I’m over it.
It seems to me there’s plenty of blame to go around over there. It also seems to me that plenty of what’s been going on there for decades has to do with myths perpetuated by both sides and others around the world including some of our country’s leaders.
What it really boils down to is something called “face saving.”
That means to me that you can do what you want to me as long as I come out looking good as well.
There’s nothing wrong with that because that’s how most of tend to operate anyway.
Let the chips fall where they may as long as I come out smelling like a rose as well. Want an example of that; take a look at that now famous or infamous governor who lives next door to us. One of his early tactics has been to try to divert attention away from himself by appointing a senator for his state when everyone else justs wants him to go away.
But every once in a while, it would be good for someone to step up and plainly say, “I made a mistake.”
It sure would save a lot of time, money and grief for everyone else involved and even those watching from the sidelines.
I once had a boss who would say, “Help me understand” whenever a mistake was made. I hated to hear that so I always tried to give him the short, honest answer “I screwed up.” It generally didn’t work because he was looking for ways to make sure it didn’t happen again, but it sure made me feel better because I told the truth.
I’m not trying to say I’m perfect or anything because God knows I should be using that strategy at home a little more. But it’s human nature to try to put the best face on everything.
Maybe it’s time for the Palestinians and the Israelis to be a lot more honest about what’s going on there and set about trying to fix some of the problems.
I’m betting that will never happen.

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