It has been brought to my attention by an old army major the distinctions between 'strategy' and 'tactic'. He related our own interpersonal relationships to a battlefield, when conflict is apparent, and managed to put an alcoholic past to bed. He maintained a life-long relationship with his wife until her death recently. In a recent relationship of my own I was involved with a woman who seemed always in chaos and conflict. As the love affair (which I wish to call it) ended, I asked myself...why? There is a payoff in confusion. As on a battlefield, confusion puts the enemy in disarray and is advantageous in manipulating the theater. Battle-lines cannot be drawn when it is not clear where they are. Hence, not knowing the rules can throw people off, leaving them vulnerable and easy to manipulate. And for those in fearful and stressful situations, confusion and chaos can be a handy tool. But it must be constant and unrelenting.
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