surrender to the fact that lift lsn’t fair

• A friend of mine,in response to a conversation we were having about
  the injustices of life,asked me the question, “who said life was going
  to be fair,or that it was even meant to be fair?” her question was a
  good one ,it reminded me of something i was taught as a youngster:life
  isn’t fair.it’s a bummer,but it is absolutely true.one of the mistakes
  many of us make is that we feel sorry for oourselves,or for others,thinking
  that life should be fair,or that some day it will be.it is not and it will not.

• One of the nice things about surrendering to the fact that life lsn’t
  fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging
  us to do the very best we can with what we have,we know it’s bot “life’s job”
  to make everything perfect,it’s our own challenge. surrendering to this
  fact also keeps us from feeling sorry for others because we are reminded
  that everyone is dealt a diffent hand,everyone has unique strengths and
  problems in the process of growing up,facing the reality and making decisions;and
  everyone has those times that they feel victimized or unfairly treated.

• The fact that life isn’t fair doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do everything
  in our power to improve our own lives or the world as a whole. To the
  contrary, it suggests that we should.when we don’t recognize or admit
  that life isn’t fair,we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves.
  pity,of cource,is a self-defeating emotion that does nothing for anyone,
  expect to make everyone feel worse than they already do. when we do recognize
  that life is not fair,however, we feel compassion for others and for ourselves,
  and compassion is a heartfelt emotion that delivers loving-kindness to everyone
  it touches.The next time you find yourself thinking about the injestices of the
  world,try reminding yourself of the very basic fact. you may be suprised that
  it can nudge you out of self-pitu and into helpful action.