15/10/2025
Are We Living in a Fair World?
When I was younger, I used to believe that life was fair — that if you studied hard, worked hard, and stayed kind, everything would fall into place.
But then reality arrived.
I watched a brilliant classmate drop out because his parents couldn’t afford tuition. I saw a hardworking street vendor wake up every day at dawn and still struggle to feed her children. Meanwhile, someone else landed opportunities simply because of who they knew.
It was then I started asking myself — are we really living in a fair world?
The truth is, life doesn’t hand out fairness like a balanced equation. Some people are born with open doors; others have to build their own from scratch. Yet, amid all this imbalance, something beautiful still happens — people rise anyway.
The same classmate who dropped out started a small business years later. That street vendor’s daughter went on to become a teacher. And every time I see stories like these, I’m reminded: life may not be fair, but it’s still full of possibilities.
Fairness isn’t about having equal chances — it’s about what you do with the chances you do have. It’s about standing up after every fall, finding light in the cracks, and turning pain into purpose.
So no, the world may never be perfectly fair. But every act of courage, kindness, and persistence makes it a little less unfair.
At the end of the day, fairness might not be a gift the world gives us — it might be something we create through how we live, love, and keep going despite it all.
The truth is, fairness isn’t guaranteed — but effort still matters.
Talent still counts.
Persistence still pays.
What we can’t control is the world’s distribution of opportunity. What we can control is how we show up in spite of it. The world might not be fair, but it’s still open — open to those who refuse to accept defeat, who learn, adapt, and keep moving.
So maybe the better question isn’t “Is the world fair?”
But rather — “Am I doing my best within the world I’ve been given?”