Communication and Empathy

Fatah and Hamas are agreeable today. They pledged to hold a summit and not finish until some agreement was made. If only everything was that simple. This is governmental and as governments are for the people they should have to agree on some terms to keep the people safe and regardless of any religious partitioning. And that's what Ismail Hamyia and Khaled Meshal are doing. They will be going over how to divide the ministerial portfolios, how to reduce violence and they are also aiming towards recognizing Isreali tenaments of the law, which were not recognized by the Hamas group.
We really hope they can accomplish something. Before the problems seemed so vast and fighting so broadly spread over the region it seemed that nothing could be done. Will what these two leaders of different religious factions come to agreements about the goverment regardless of their opposing religious ideals? Will this be a leading factor in the fight against poverty, war, and bringing about peace in the Middle East? We surely believe so. When conditions for the people are that bad, things must have an upward outlook. There must be some sort of balancing factor. To bring about peace is something we look to do... not some cheap, glossed over type of peace, but a lasting one in which positive changes can take root.
So I go on today with hope because I believe in the "Butterfly Effect." I believe that each action and consequence thereof affects us all. And talk about effecting, my creditors and insurance companies have communication comparable to the previous relations between Fatah and Hamas. There is a bill to me for 700.00 because either the insurance company did not record denying the claim or because the EMS didn't send the claim. Either way all this paper trail will lead me to some hope. By my commmunication with the companies the situation will be resolved.
That's what the book, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers involves, communication. I've been reading the book and am lost among punctuation, commas, plagerism and more. It's a lovely handbook. And I feel my writing has improved because of it. Communication is improved and my skills are honed. Details are less overlooked and commas are placed carefully instead of haphazardly. Palistinian and Isreali leaders could use one of these handbooks, in government, instead of writing. Of course, we're quick to judge. One must see oneself in a situation before one can discuss the reality of another's plight. And that's what communication is about, really. Empathy: the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another, as defined by dictionary.com. This empathy is what is needed today. In the Middle East, and starting with you, as my reader, and with me, as the writer. We can start a new trend and celebrate our differences.