Is Life Really Unfair? It might be, but to teach us lessons.

It’s fair to say that life can seem to be unfair.

We go through different phases in our lives. Some of pure joy and some of aching sadness; betrayals, heart-breaks, the death of a loved one, the loss of income, diagnosis of a chronic disease etc. Life does seem unfair when something like that happens. You might feel like its the worst of times to be alive, but sometimes just changing your outlook on life gives it a different meaning.

There will definitely be times when you will feel like you are in an unfair position, but how you interpret, deal with and accept the situation is what determines your quality of life.

Here is a list of reminders , to get through the difficult phase of your life.

#1: There might be some hidden reason.

Have you wondered why we are put in these situations? What might be the purpose or a greater picture behind this apparent unfairness? Everything that happens in this universe, happens for a reason. Life offers hardships in order for you to grow and for things to get better in the long run. We come to understand the hidden wisdom only with time.

#2: Blessings always outnumber the misfortunes.

We human beings have the natural tendency to slack, be ignorant and ungrateful about things that come easy to us. Why would a person who has been eating a meal 3 times a day for the past 25 years ever wonder about not having food? Would we ever wonder what life would be like if we had no electricity for a whole month?

We focus on the one thing that is not working out in our lives. We will definitely feel better if we count our blessings and are grateful towards what we have.

#3: It brings out the best in you.

Don’t you realize, that it is only when you feel life is unfair that you do your best and unleash the warrior within? I haven’t heard of a single story where the ultimate success had been offered to someone on a silver platter. We do our best, push our limits and learn things only when going through hardships.

For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. George Santayana

Always bear in mind that the only important thing is what you become after the experience that you go through. Whenever you feel that life is unfair, ask yourself; Would you be as strong, courageous and confident without facing any struggles in life as you would be after facing them? Every struggle comes and leaves, but it always makes you better after its gone and stronger. That’s life teaching you lessons and letting you grow through it’s apparent unfairness.

If you have an interesting story about how life was ‘fair’ to you and how you dealt with it, let us know in the comments below. You never know how you can inspire someone!

This post is updated on june 30, 2020