Do you agree that we live in an unfair world? No doubt you do. After all, whatever our talents are and however wisely we plan our lives, we are guaranteed neither wealth nor success, not even food. It often turns out as wise king Solomon said: "bread does not belong to the wise, nor wealth to the intelligent, nor success to the skillful". Why? Because time and chance govern all.
Yes, "time and chance", which often means being in the wrong place at the wrong time, often wrecks our carefully laid plans and fondest hopes.
Millions of people, work tirelessly to cultivate the ground to get food for their families, only to find themselves trapped in "bad times "when the rains fail and drought destroys their crops.
Others try to help, but even the help given to victims of bad times by the rest of the world community always seems unfair. I know you will ask how?
Do you remember the fight against famine, in one recent year, the whole continent [of Africa] received in aid just one - fifth of the money that was allocated to the Gulf war. Was it fair that those with the resources spent five times as much money fighting a war in one country as they spent on alleviating the pain and suffering caused by famine on a whole continent? And is it fair in a time of material prosperity for many that 1 in 4 of earth's inhabitants still lives in absolute poverty or that millions of children die each year of preventable diseases? Surely not!
Of course, more than "time and chance "are involved when bad times come suddenly. But that's how life is, some say when speaking about injustices. It has always been and it will always be. According to them, the strong will always oppress the weak, and the rich will always exploit the poor.
We live in an unfair world that has certain insurmountable obstacles to true equality. While waiting for alleviation to happen, let us never hesitate to do anything we can, both spiritually and materially, to work what is good toward all who are victims of an unfair world.
