Friday, March 16th, 2007
I don’t drink coffee.
I am drug free.
Archive for March 16th, 2007
Is life fair?
Friday, March 16th, 2007Well, is it?
Mom says no. At least that’s what she told me every single day while I was growing up…
Is it fair that one is born to an impoverished family in a third world country, destined to live a life of subsistence? Is it fair that another is born to a family of privilege and will never want for anything?
Is it fair that someone who spends their adult life doing back breaking work is paid on a scale just above the poverty line? Is it fair that another who does no work at all makes 10 times the national average?
Is it fair that one who works for hours, for weeks, for years can not achieve greatness? Is it fair that another can excel in just about anything they attempt?
Is it fair to expect everyone to wait for the slowest member of the group?
Is it fair to take someone’s property and distribute it to others?
Is it fair asking those who have more to give more?
Is it fair asking those who have less to give less?
What would be the effect of recognizing that life is not fair and attempts to compensate for this reality were simply discarded? Would the world better or worse?
