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drpaladin

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Reconciliation requires some type of difficulty taking place between parties first.

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The word reconciliation comes from the Latin noun reconciliatio, meaning a reinstatement or renewal.  This derives from the verb reconciliāre ("to bring together again" or "restore to friendship"), formed by combining the prefix re- ("back," "again") with conciliāre ("to unite" or "bring together"), which itself stems from concilium (assembly or council).  It entered English as reconciliacioun, borrowed from Old French.  

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the noun reconciliation was first used in English around 1390 in the text Proprium Sanctorum during the Middle English period (1150-1500).  According to the OED the verb "reconcile" was first used in English before 1382.  Reconciliation originally meant the renewal of friendship after a fight, or the restoration of peace between God and humans.  Over time, people started using it for matching financial records or making two different ideas fit together.  

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Reconciliation in storytelling is vital because it brings emotional closure, builds deep empathy, and heals broken relationships.  It turns raw conflict into meaningful growth and shows how characters can move forward together.  

Healing and Closure:  
Resolves inner pain: Characters let go of old anger and find peace inside.  
Repairs bonds: Broken trust between friends, families, or groups gets fixed.  
Provides meaning: It gives a proper finish to a hard journey instead of leaving loose ends.  

Empathy and Growth:  
Shows shared humanity: Readers see that opposing sides share the same basic hopes and fears.  
Breaks down hate: It helps characters and audiences drop old stereotypes.  
Teaches maturity: Characters learn to accept the past and choose a better future.  

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2 hours ago, drpaladin said:

Reconciliation requires some type of difficulty taking place between parties first.

Or, you can agree to disagree. Let bygones be bygones. That works.

Except for one time, I never spoke to that SOB again and you know what? That worked too.

 

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1 minute ago, sandrewn said:

Or, you can agree to disagree. Let bygones be bygones. That works.

Except for one time, I never spoke to that SOB again and you know what? That worked too.

 

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The first is still reconciliation.

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6 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

The phrase "you say potato, I say potato" (often pronounced potayto, potahto) means that two opposing options, ideas, or descriptions are fundamentally the same. It is used to brush off a minor difference in wording or pronunciation as trivial and unimportant.

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong ★ Let's Call The Whole Thing Off - HQ - YouTube

 

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I counter your mundane potato with my delicious and crunchy tater tot. Mmm...

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5 hours ago, drpaladin said:

I counter your mundane potato with my delicious and crunchy tater tot. Mmm...

Okay, I have to admit I like them too! Although I haven't eaten one(a bunch) in over 20 years. Speaking of tater tots, did you know they were invented in 1953 in Ontario, Oregon by the Ore-Ida company and its' founders, brothers F. Nephi Grigg & Golden Grigg.

They were designed to use up leftover slivers and scrap pieces of cut potatoes left over from making frozen French fries, which were previously sold cheaply as livestock feed. They chopped the scrap potato slivers, mixed them with flour and seasonings, and pushed the mixture through holes to form small bite-sized pieces before frying.

Did you know, in Australia they're called potato gems, potato royals, or potato pom-poms! I wonder if @chris191070, has tried them there?

Last but not least, in the UK they are called/labeled as hash brown bites, mini hash browns, or even historically as oven crunchies.

 

:cowboy:(Tater Tots 101)

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