Justice.

There is an epidemic in today’s society; it’s called “the easy life”. People do not want to work; they want everything handed to them. They feel they are entitled to whatever they want. It is a growing trend, and it can only lead to a weaker society. You hear a lot about the haves and the have not people. Well in some cases it’s more like the work or don’t work people. Look back at history, in 1607, at the Jamestown colony, things were not good. People were starving daily, there were no exports to speak of, and the relations with the Native Americans were terrible. Captain John Smith, looked to his spiritual nature, as we all do when faced with overwhelming issues, and found an answer. In II Thessalonians 3:10 “He who does not work, neither shall he eat.” Many people today would end up starving. Ironically though, it’s funny that the socialist and communists, who is atheist by nature, use this statement in their teachings.Life is not fair, but there is justice in life. Sometimes its poetic, and sometimes it is ironic. In the movie “Batman Begins” Bruce Wayne was lamenting that the court system was not fair, his lifelong friend Rachel Dawes replies “it’s about justice.” Webster’s dictionary defines justice as the concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, fairness, or equality, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics. It goes beyond simple fairness; it is a complex system, which upholds its values. It is based in right and wrong, but is not just plain black and white, but also about the gray areas. Like life, it is not perfect, it just is what it is. Not everything is simple, yet not everything is hard, such is the dual nature of life. Along the way I added a different second rule, it is simply stated “life is not easy”. Oh that it were. It would be so great, to not have any worries, to not have to work, to just sit back and relax. Once you commit this rule to yourself, you are able to focus yourself on your goals. Look at history and current events. Those with an “easy life”, talent, money, beauty, resources, and fame, are falling hard due to the ease of their existence. They think they are above the rest of society, that they have a special place and that the rules don’t apply to them. They commit crimes, break the rules, all along thinking and feeling that they are above it all, they are entitled. When life catches up with them and justice prevails, they fall, hard. Sadly many people look up to them and are hurt and confused when justice is served.