One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be. It’s not and it won’t. When we make this mistake we tend to spend a lot of time wallowing and/or complaining about what’s wrong with life. We commiserate with others, discussing the injustices of life. “It’s not fair,” we complain, not realizing that, perhaps, it was never intended to be.
One of the nice things about surrendering to the fact that life isn’t fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do that very best we can with that we have. We know it’s not “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 different hand, and every has unique strengths and challenges.
The face 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 while. To the contrary, it suggests that we should.
Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff.
Chapter 19. Surrender to the Fact that Life Isn’t Fair
