As of this writing, I am 44 years, 2 months, 11 days and about 2 hours old. In this time, I have discovered, thought I've learned, unlearned or realized that I haven't learned, and consequently relearned many things. But of all these, there are two things that I can categorically claim to be universal truths:
Nothing in and of this world is fair. Because this world is imperfect; people are imperfect--and it is in our nature as imperfect humans to seek self preservation, usually (though most often unintentionally) at the expense or to the disadvantage of others. But as I always tell those who seek my advice: that's the way of the world; we just have to learn to deal with it. The good thing is...
Justice and fairness will happen in God's time, on His terms. I've had my share of being scammed, hoodwinked, taken advantage of, taken for granted, and otherwise being on the losing end of certain situations. As an imperfect human being, my first impluse has usually been to curse the offender (at least in my mind) to the high heavens and plan the ultimate served-cold revenge. Fortunately (both for me and the offender), most of the time I run out of drive, resources, or any combination of both, to carry out such revenge. Eventually, I just relegate the offender to my "people I couldn't care less about" list, and move on with my life. In the end, one of two things can happen: (1) the offender somehow pays his dues, one way or another, and not necessarily to me; or (2--and this is what happens about 99.99999% of the time) my own life improves as a result of the lessons learned from the ordeal, and it doesn't really matter anymore how the other guy is.
In today's world of viral pandemics, barbaric religious persecution, and all other forms of strife, one negative vibe is just one too many. The truth is we will all be better off keeping our hearts and minds fixed on the pragmatically positive.
Have a nice day!
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