Because the world is comprised of varying characters, it is more than likely that varying personalities often misunderstand each other, thus breeding fights and arguments.

But regardless of the varying personalities in people, there are deliberate steps each of us can take to live in peace with the people around us regardless of our differences.

The five kinds of personalities

1) Conscientiousness

This relates to your work ethic and organisational skills. Those with this trait plan ahead and aim high. They may also take a great interest in one topic, rather than a passing interest in many.

In turn, those who do not score highly as conscientious consider this type of person as obsessive and stubborn.

2) Agreeableness

Friendliness and compassion are among the characteristics of an agreeable person. They are also more trustworthy. Agreeableness is also used a measure of how even-tempered a person is. Those who score low in this may be argumentative, challenging or competitive.

3) Extraversion

Those who score highly for this trait thrive interracting with others. They are extremely talkative, energetic, assertive, and are not fazed by being the centre of attention. On the contrary, a person who scores low on this my regard an extrovert as attention seeking and overly dominant.

4) Neuroticism

A person who scores highly in this area is likely to react negatively to a situation or potential scenario, and will feel more anxious, angry or vulnerable than others. Such behaviour can be interpreted as a sign of insecurity or unstablily by those who get low marks in this area.

5) Openness to experience

If you fall into this category you have a voracious appetitive for learning about new things, are intellectually curious, highly creative and imaginative. Those who are "open to experience" thrive on spontaneous lifestyles over rigid routines and seek out intense moments.

· Personality references: Kashmira Gander (independent website)

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Maintaining healthy relationships with people.

1. Greet people and acknowledge their presence whenever you enter a room or another person enters a room you happen to be in.

2. Pass genuine compliments to people, but do not overdo it as this may be considered as fakeness by the other party and cause more harm than good.

3. Try to find common ground with people regardless of their circumstances and position in life. This will reduce awkwardness and tension after a mere greeting.

4. In the midst of arguments, do your best to keep calm and speak softly. Should this fail, stay silent and find an opportune time to point out your views and justify yourself with the other party.

5. Realize it is not always necessary to voice out your opinion about certain matters as this may Aggrevate a situation. Give many your smile but few your voice. Silence is golden.

6. Always do your best to build relationships outside your everyday setting with the people you interact with.

7. Most importantly because people are different, take time to analyze people and understand their characters and personalities so as to be able to relate with various characters without unintentionally causing offence.

8. Be a peace maker. When tension is realized, have an honest conversation with the other party in an effort to determine the cause of tension and resolve it before it escalates. When it comes to human interactions, unmentioned hurts breed hate.