Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Reconciliatory Daysman

An arbitrator; a mediator; a negotiator; an ambassador; one who goes in between: These are all fitting titles to a person who comes in the middle of opposing sides and works to have a compromise. Each side is right in their own eyes, and each side has made a stand. One is not moving from their position, and the other remains firm. Whatever will bridge this impasse, and who shall move this deadlock? The reconciliatory daysman, that's who.

The reconciliatory daysman? Who is that? Who has heard of the reconciliatory daysman before? Is this made up? Is he fairytale? Is there even such a fellow? Is this another one of those fabricated nuances that people conjure up just to manage fodder for the given script? No, and a million times no, however, one must ponder to find who the person is, and those who find him know the purpose of mediation for which he came.

Is there separation and a gulf that cannot be passed? Are there arguments that serve only to inflame rather than to mend? Are there opposing sides upon which no impasse or way of peace is found? Is there within the bantering irreconcilable differences that only a miracle could repair? It's quite possible that it is imperative that a daysman with reconciliatory power intervene lest peace escape, and both inward and outward war continue. Until tomorrow...Why Say More?

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