Do you think life is fair?

hollydolly said:
I was 18 when my mum died.. that wasn't fair.. My siblings were all younger.. That wasn't fair!

My mum was 39 when she died.. That wasn't fair!

When I left school and went to work 40 hours a week , my father took every penny of my wages .. that wasn't Fair!

My father was a a dangerous violent man who beat us almost daily.. that wasn't fair.

My father beat me up the day I came out of hospital with my 4 day old baby ..that wasn't fair..

My first husband didn't pay maintenance for my daughter when he went off with another woman,.. that wasn't fair..

I had to raise my daughter alone on one wage.. that wasn't fair..

My daughter had to take part-time jobs while still at school to help me pay her way through Music college.. That wasn't Fair!

Loads of things are not fair in this world... Some people get through with hardly a scratch.. and some of us get open wounds. It's the way it is.... :(
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Perhaps that old saying "the grass is always greener on the other side" applies here.

Take what you've got, make the most of it, there will always be those better off and generally many more whose lives are abysmal, (kids mining for lithium in the Congo as one example).

You have to make the best of your situation and try not to fall into the 'I'm a victim' mindset and don't waste your life on envy, it's a bad companion.

Be thankful for the good things in your life and try not to let the bad things define you.
 
It's an ideal, something to strive toward -- or not. As children we might be taught to play fair. As adults we might expect others to be fair (depending on our culture and other factors).

But no, life is not fair.
 
Life is a challenge and sometimes those can be so overwhelming that no, life just isn't fair in that respect. There are those born with immense wealth who do nothing at all to contribute to the good welfare of others, yet lead a life of ease and respect. Others are born dirt poor, have hard scrabble lives, but are very capable of beating the overwhelming odds, and fare very well. While others never catch a break. So, in this analogy, life is not fair.

Nature is there for us all to enjoy equally, music is there for our ears if we wish to hear it, dreams, spun by the dozens are open to everyone. That is about all that is fair in this life.
 

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Remember that these are somebody's grandchildren
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Generally, life is fair. You get what you put into it.
When I think of things in my younger life that I didn't think was fair, I think of what I could have done to equally make it more fair. I did not give it my best shot.
So, yeah, life is fair.
 
Mostly yes. But at it's core it is simply a violent adventure game.

While I don't think it is particularly fair that some children get cancer, some human babies get thrown into dumpsters, and many in our animal world get eaten mere minutes after they are born.
 
Sassycakes said:
I was thinking about 2 of my Mom's sisters today. They were my favorite Aunts and not picky like the other 4 sisters. One lived until she was a little over 100yrs old. She was alive when her husband passed away and even when her daughter died.My other Aunt was alive and 101yrs old when her husband passed away and sadly when her only Son died at 20yrs old. That makes me believe life is not fair.
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Life is a lottery. All we can do is cope.
 

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