Is Life Fair?

There will be a day when you think "Life is not fair". If that thought hasn't come to you, don't worry, it will soon.

Unless you're the type of people that makes others think life is not fair, that is the super lucky person, who do little to none effort, but have everything people dream of having.
For example:
~Born in a very wealthy family as a single heir
~So talented, that you can do that particular thing easily, while others spend their time training and trying.
~So good looking until the extend of all you have to do is smile, and others will do your stuff for you.

However, if you work hard to be what you are right now. You have every single rights to tell others that say "you're so lucky, life is not
fair" to you, "screw you, I spent my time, practicing and trying, while you're just there, daydreaming, doing nothing. And now you're saying
that I'm lucky? Face the reality!"

Oh, that's a little bit off-topic. Do you think life is fair?

~Why do you have plenty of food that you can waste the food, and I don't have any food to eat or have to eat what you have wasted?

~Why are you worrying about "What will I eat today? I feel like chicken, but I want to eat the sweet & sour pork, this is tough. I envy those people who can decide what they're going to eat easily.", and I'm worrying about "Will I even eat today?"

~Why are you so good at something, for instance, sports, but decide to do something else as your career and waste your talents, and I who really love that something(sports, in this instance) don't have the talents to.

~Why do you understand that much? You read it once and it's just casually, while I scrutinise and try so hard to understand, but still don't get it.

~Why do I get a "B" while you get an "A+"? I study at least three times more than you do.

~Why do you love "A"? "A" is a jerk and player. "A" doesn't care about you at all. While I love you so much, and have sacrificed everything to make you happy.

~Why you were born so wealthy, that all you do are just wasting money and time. While I was born in a so poor family? I don't even able to go to school. How I'm going to change my life? Without going to school, obviously, I won't be able to
get a really good job. Even worse, I don't even able to dress properly that I will look elegant enough to convince the future employers to give me a good job. Do I have to remain poor for the rest of my life?

~Why do I have to be infected by this terminal illness? I work and study hard, I behave good in society, I take care of my health, I watch what I eat, I don't smoke and drink. I've done everything so my future will be bright, but now I have to die soon.

~Why do you get paid more than I do? We practically do the same works. Sometimes, I even do more than you do.

~Okay, so you think everyone is equal. I'm an unemployed and so lazy, I don't want to work at all. All I do is waiting for goverment to give me allowance, or asking others for some money. Sure, I don't contribute anything to "this" country. And here you have "Mr.Genius", he's a big tax payer, he also currently in a very important project, trying to solve energy crisis. This project will save "this" country from energy crisis, not only that, it might lead "this" country ahead of others. Without him, you can consider this project rubbish. So, the project is nearly finished. Somehow, one day, I'm arguing with "Mr.Genius" and then he beat me so bad, I need to be hospitalised. I'm pretty sure, I've done anything wrong to him. Now, will you treat me equally and jail "Mr.Genius" for a year? or you will just blame me for everything and accuse me for a crime I didn't commit. No one cares if you choose to blame me. You decide.

~And so on

There is no fairness in life if I look at it with this perspective. However, I do know this, every job that already existed, exists because there is a need for them to exist.
~Farmers, breeders, gardeners, etc. to do the agriculture so we'll have food to eat
~Teachers, writers, authors, etc. to try to teach, educate, and pass down the information to others and next generations.
~Scientists, enventors, engineers, to develop and invent things so human being will have a better life.
etc.

So if everyone is the same, who's going to do those jobs then? No one. So that's why everyone has their own roles. Even if you're the usual guys who litter in the streets, "GOOD ON YOU!", without you, the streets will be very clean, and those street cleaners will lose their jobs.

Herli © 2009