Life Is Fair, After All!

 

HOW often do we hear [OR do we blurt out] that LIFE ISN'T FAIR?  WHICH reminds me of this Quora.com story:  A white woman in her fifties sits in her seat in a crowded flight WHEN she decided she DIDN'T want to [as she was next to a black man].  Disgusted, the woman immediately called the flight attendant and asked to move, blurting ' I CAN'T SIT HERE NEXT TO A BLACK MAN.  The flight attendant courteously replied, 'LET'S SEE IF I CAN FIND A PLACE'.  After checking, she came back and said: 'Madam, there are no more seats in economy but let me check with the captain if there is a seat in first class'📗📙📘

10 minutes passed, the flight attendant came back and said that the captain confirmed there is one seat available in first class but as per policy, they DON'T move passengers from economy to first class BUT considering that it would be a scandal to force a person to sit next to an UNPLEASANT person, the captain agreed to make the move to first class'.  Before the woman could say a word,the flight attendant gestured to the black man and said:  'Therefore sir, if you would kindly retrieve your belongings, we would like to transfer you to the comfort of first class as the captain does NOT want you to sit next to an unpleasant person.  Instantly, the passengers errupted with applause, with some giving a STANDING OVATION.  Indeed, LIFE IS FAIR, AFTER ALL💚💛💜

BUT one might ask, WHAT does it mean for LIFE to be FAIR?  Firstly, nobody told us, NOT even our ancestors and forefathers, that LIFE will be EQUAL.  WHY?  Because EQUITY pertains more to an agreement, akin to those negotiations between parties WHERE both parties will endeavor to reach parity and equity BUT there's NO universal scale that we can weigh our life choices on to see IF there is EQUITY, WHERE LIFE can be FAIR.  YES, eventually, we'll come up with our conclusions💥💥💥

For some, they tend to draw parallelisms of being FAIR in life to vengeance and retribution.  WHEREAS for others, being FAIR looks like compromise and tolerance.  And this is WHERE the concept of EQUITY takes on different meanings for different people.  And then, WHEN these internalized perspectives are broadened into our life's choices, we will be at the receiving end of a variety of ideas about WHAT is FAIR and NOT FAIR in life.  BUT the fact that almost everyone has his own definition of WHAT is FAIR is a reality😌😌😌

Our takeaway:  WHETHER LIFE IS FAIR OR NOT, we may have to look at it both from micro and macro levels.  On a small scale, we have we have instances of EQUITY and FAIRNESS when a small of group agree to split their restaurant bill.  BUT at a macro level, let's accept that we can all talk in general terms and agree that holistically, LIFE is [really] FAIR AFTER ALL.  It all boils down to accepting that by default, LIFE IS FAIR ALL ALL and the onus is on us to really buttress that proposition which remains riddled with holes for us to plug.  BTW, to further buttress the fact that LIFE IS FAIR AFTER ALL, regardless of one's background, we are given a lifetime to prove that LIFE IS FAIR ATER ALL!!!