Little Room for Egos

From the Urban Tarot, the Five of Wands; from the Principles to Live By Oracle, "Simplicity:"

          Two baseball fans, one who pulls for the Yankees and one who cheers for the Red Sox, have an arm wrestling contest. I imagine it got started over a discussion of who had the best team. At least with sports, there is usually a championship game to decide the better team. But businesses and other group relationships require a discussion of strategies to decide the best way to reach an objective. The conflict can be as mundane as a husband and wife arguing over the best route to take on a trip, or as complex as a new advertising campaign for a company. Yet different suggestions and ideas can be a positive thing. If I take the time to think over each one as I sift through them, I might find a gem I hadn't even considered before.
          The square is a symbol for Simplicity; to be simple means living a life that is moderate and uncomplicated. Relationships have a hard time with this concept when there is a struggle over how, when and where to do things. As soon as we bump into an opinion opposite from our own, we want to trash the person and bring up any past mistakes they made. Unfortunately, this takes the focus off the issue at hand; often whoever screams the loudest or is the most denigrating gets the prize. But Simplicity reminds me to bring things back to the basics - what here is most important? As Albert Einstein once said, "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction."