The World Just Isn’t Fair Is It?
THAT’S JUST NOT FAIR!
The battle cry heard around the world. That’s just not right! That’s not fair! Things shouldn’t be that way! Fairness (or lack thereof) is leaned on when the chips are down. When all hope is lost. When things just don’t seem to go our way. When someone else has the decided advantage.
Whenever I hear “Oh that’s just not fair” I cringe. Not because I hate the word. I cringe because it’s an excuse used by us. The “little guys and girls of the world” to explain a perceived playing field imbalance. Standing on the top of a mountain and yelling of the unfairness of the world brings nothing into our lives.
It’s a simple fact of life that some people have gifts that others do not. Everywhere I go I run into someone who has an advantage over me in
- Size
- Strength
- Intelligence
- Speed
- Physical Attractiveness
- Wealth
- Writing Ability
It used to drive me up a wall to meet anyone with an advantage over me. It didn’t take long for that to change. I grew tired of being angry and jealous of the gifts that others have. I realized just how big a waste of my time it was.
Fairness Exercise
Now ask yourself this. How much of this can I(or am I willing to) change? If you’re willing and able to change all 10 then I’m very happy for you. You haven’t wasted a second of your time and you’ve created 10 just causes to fight for.
For the rest of us lets review the list. How many of the worlds unfair dealings are you willing to change? If its not very many then here’s a question. How much of your time did you just lose making that list? How often do you do this every day? Couldn’t your time be better spent crafting a life you want? Of course it could.
A World of Fairness
Imagine what the world would be like if everything where fair. If everything were equal. If we all had the same talents, motivations, and experiences. We’d all be robots waiting for the next program to download. Oh so exciting 
.
Where would we be without the “unfair” genius of Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, etc etc?
What would modern life be like if the “unfair” creativity behind inventions like Ipods, computers, bluetooth technology, fuel injection engines, mp3s, or the internet had been suppressed?
In all likelihood if life were “fair” we’d still be rubbing rocks together to make fire. We’d still think the world is flat. TV’s would still weigh about 300 lbs. Our lives would be without music, art, electricity, and comedy. Is that “fair”?
Bad News/Good News
Bad News
As long as we are breathing things will remain”unfair”. There are some things that never change. Celebrities will have children that are born into homes valued at or around $999,999,999,999,999.99 USD. Some people will be born with the ability to sell dirt in the desert. Some people will have brains with the processing power of a supercomputer.
If you’re one of these lucky few then here’s a sticker for you
You win. Go away. Seriously leave now .
Good News
The playing field can be easily leveled. People have many talents and advantages that they either don’t acknowledge or don’t know about. The good thing is they are right below the surface. You just need to discover them. Once you discover them things clear up dramatically and you no longer feel the need to deem things “fair” and unfair”.
Our world isn’t 100% fair. That fact makes it an interesting, compelling, and exciting place to live in. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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