Communication: The Greatest Solution

The recent death of the former US President, Ronald Reagen, calls upon us to question his greatest achievement.

Reagen's greatest achievement was his involvement in ending the Cold War and to ease the frosty relationship between America and Russia.

Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader at the time, recalls the most important turning point in this great conflict.

It was not the signing of a treaty or an international conference, but simply the meeting of two men.

Gorbachev states that the turning point was when he met Ronald Reagan and Regan said to him that he understood how Russians perceived Americans and how Americans viewed Russians, but this does not work.

He then held out his hand and said that his name was Ron and asked Gorbachev if he could call him Mikhail.

It was through this friendship that the two men that was the first step towards resolving the Cold War and rebuilding American and Russian relations.

This story shows that no matter how large, important or threatening a problem can be, it can always be solved. Most of the problems that we face are either caused by ourselves or by others. A simple act of humility or honesty is all that is needed to resolve them. The truth is that very often, the solution is easy to find and easy to carry out, but it is merely our perceptions that make them difficult. Take some time to ponder a great issue that you resolved. How difficult was it to do so and how great would your life be if you resolved every other issue so resourcefully?