When life deals with us in a way we consider unfair, we dream of righteous vengeance and wait for the time when we will be able to conquer all evil and, better yet, to be recognized and appreciated at last. Along with this dream, we also imagine that once we’ve been so heroic, we can expect to live happily ever after.
These oversimplified notions imply an order to life that doesn’t exist. Clinging to this version of perfection robs us of the power to take on that lifelong adult struggle between our ideals and the imperfect situations with which we all must contend.
Life offers no guarantee that we will not fall on hard times again. Accepting painful experiences openly and honestly eliminated the needless suffering that happens when, believing we’re special and that the world is fair and just, our bubble bursts one more time.
We must try to live a just life in an unjust world.