Is life really unfair to us?

I have been pretty much active on the social media platform Quora for the last two years. So far have managed to answer just over a hundred questions. The topics that I write about are mainly Higher education, Self Learning, and self-development. Recently someone asked me a question - "Why is life so unfair?". I often come across posts where people release their frustrations related to their professional lives. Some of them have really achieved a lot compared to most of the people of their age group. Still, they seem to be unhappy. Sometimes they too ask this question - "Why is life so unfair to me?". So I decided to share this answer on Steemit so that it helps you to stay motivated and never give up. Please read the whole article before posting any comments. I have modified it a bit for the LinkedIn audience. And these are my personal views, if you don't agree with them then please criticise constructively. Please don't post rough comments.

Why is life so unfair to us?

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A. It is because of a property of the universe name “Entropy”. As a student of engineering, I have always been fascinated by the second law of thermodynamics which in lay man’s term states that everything in the universe tries to move from a state of order to a state of disorder. This is the reason why our headphone wires get tangled, our desks get messy, our rooms become dirty and we grow old.

The universe is a very tough place to live in. We survive on a gas, which is, in fact, toxic to living cells. The gas is oxygen! Yes it may sound weird but it is true, oxygen is toxic, but our bodies have found a way to overcome the effects of its toxicity by producing antioxidants. If you leave a piece of apple exposed to the atmosphere, it slowly turns brown, that is the effect of oxidation.

Life is the most fascinating “thing” to have emerged on Earth and as of now has faced countless mass extinction events. Still, it has bounced back every single time.

Life turns disorder to order which is just the opposite of all the other activities that take place in the universe and for this reason, it has to spend so much energy and battle the extremities surrounding it. The food we eat contains molecules which are used to create new life. Isn’t this thing fascinating?

Now coming to the human part - “Why life seems unfair?”.

Life is unbiased, it consists of events and opportunities. Something that seems unfair to you may seem fair to someone else. It’s all about the survival of the fittest. If you cannot adapt to your surroundings then you will perish. If you ever feel that life is unfair to you then you should ask yourself these questions.

Are you living in the worn torn areas of the middle east or Africa?

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Are you staying in a harsh environment?

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Staying living in a country that doesn’t respect the idea of democracy?

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have not got access to proper education?

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do not have access to the internet?

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do not have access to daily proper meals?

If events like a breakup or unemployment or an issue related to your professional life make you feel that life is unfair then I am sorry to say that you haven’t experienced life yet. Everybody has their own personal battles. People who fight are the winners, people who don’t are the losers.

If you are reading this then you already have access to an unlimited source of information which you can utilize to achieve anything. And if you are using Steemit to read this post then you already belong to a tiny fraction of the population that uses social media for personal development. This shows that you already have the desire to improve yourself

So what do you want to do with your life? Ask yourself.

I would suggest you to read "Think and grow rich" by Napoleon Hill.

Sam Chance