How do we distinguish between ‘the clear voice of conscience’ and the ‘adamancy of my-way-or-highway’? What is the difference between being ‘uncompromising’ in a relationship and being ‘inflexible’ in a relationship? When should a stance be persistent and when should it be accommodative? Does the system need resolute-idealists who prefer dying than compromising their ideals or does the system need well-meaning pragmatists who acclimatize to achieve the larger good?
A four-day workshop studied the conflict between 'the need to stand firmly for that which is right' and 'the rigid egoist stand that pretends to be right.