How many times have you found yourself saying this four word statement to yourself and to everyone? You are not alone. When I was younger and more prone to the wide harsh world, I liked to tell myself, this is not fair, I don’t deserve this, but not anymore as myself and many more have learnt. The bitter truth is that the world is not fair. Think about it if life was fair how would things be like? The day you are born, you begin your journey towards death and that journey will only be long enough depending on your ability to survive against all odds. The world is full of all kinds of problems. So why bother to lead a life of problems? The good news is that all problems have solutions. Your ability to survive in this world therefore depends on your ability to find solutions to your problems. Life is a story of survival either by commission or omission. In this world, we compete for food, clothes, jobs, lifestyles, medicine and basically for everything. In the famous book called Animal Farm by George Orwell, the most famous quote out of it is perhaps that ‘all men are equal but some men are more equal than others.’ A world where men are equal is utopia where people do not aspire to be better than they are because everything is done for them. It is also impossible because if everything is done for everyone, then a few of the men will do everything for everyone and hence they will not be equal to everyone. The story of communisms in the USSR, Russia, Cuba, North Korea best illustrates that all men cannot be equal. Very soon (a few centuries perhaps) we will even be competing for air. So while you sit there whining on why Bill Gates is millions of times richer than you and how unlucky you are, it is time for you to learn that by complaining about the unfairness of the world you expose the fact that you do not understand why you are on this earth – to survive. In order to survive the competition, you have to do whatever is in your means to change the conditions of your life. Believe me even those who inherit wealth have to manage it well or sink. Don’t whine about children of rich people and how life is easy for them because someone along the way did the dirty work to earn those riches, ensuring that their offspring can lead an easier life. If no one did it for you, you have to do it for yourself and for those who will come after you. You will gain nothing by doing nothing, but can gain everything by doing something. I wish you a practical Sunday! kelviod@yahoo.com
