With every life comes conflict, with every conflict there comes a solution. From this solution we can continue to live our lives with meaning and purpose, but only if this solution is obtained in a flourishing manner. Fairly recently I experienced an internal conflict that not only affected me, but my family and friends as well. By overcoming this conflict I have learned what it means to have a flourishing life and how to live for other people. If I had handled this conflict differently and "was better than just strong" (Greitens 11) perhaps the outcome would have been different. Through evaluating a conflict in my life using Eric Greitens paradox of being strong to do good, and doing good to be strong, from The Heart and the Fist, I have learned how resolving difficult conflicts can create new meaning in one's life (Greitens 11).
