This morning, I have learned a valuable lesson about differences and compromise.
It all started as a conflict between me and my fellow employee over the light intensity in the office. There is a neon light source placed on the ceiling that shines right into my eyes and is very distracting. Incidentally, one of my colleagues needs this light, in addition to his low-intensity overhead light source, for his working area, so turning it off wasn’t an option for him.
Naturally, each of us found his own trouble more important, and we ended up with a conflict and no resolution. However, after a minute or two, we started discussing possible solutions and came up with a simple idea. We took out one neon bulb from the problematic light source, thus decreasing its intensity, and added it to the group of bulbs above my colleague’s head to increase the intensity of light for him.
However, the new light intensity from his overhead source was strong enough for him so we could turn off the problematic light completely. We have made a true compromise without neglecting anyone’s needs.
Although this story may sound trivial to some, it was a great opportunity for me to overcome my ego and learn the value of compromise.
EN 
SR