Fair is defined as free from bias, dishonesty, and injustice. It may seem like such a simple concept, but to this day, we have trouble determining what is fair. Fairness is rewarding those who try and work hard towards their goals, while encouraging those who don’t to give more effort. This has proved to be a large conflict in our modern-day world, as balancing accolades and incentives is a hard judgment. Nevertheless, it remains that being fair is not giving everyone equal treatment, but rather holding them responsible for their own actions. Whether it is handing out a prize or punishment, fairness is gratifying people with great virtue, and punishing those who commit wrongdoing. And although deciding fairness appears to be an impossible task,
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Each person comes from a different background, whether it be into a wealthy family or impoverished one. However, the fairness in life is that every single person has opportunities throughout their journey, and it is up to them to grab ahold of them. Many people would believe that life has not been fair to them only because they have not succeeded, yet it is their fault for not making use of opportunities handed to them. As stated in Life’s not Fair - Deal With it! by Mike Myatt, “People have overcome...virtually every challenge known to man.” This clearly shows that achieving goals in life cannot be blamed on fairness or not, but rather on how one took advantage of the opportunities they found. On the other hand, some might argue that life's not fair because some people are given large amounts of money and assistance throughout their childhood, while others suffer to even find a meal. Nonetheless, fair is not everyone receiving equal treatment, but it is everyone getting similar opportunities to accomplish their goals. As a matter of fact, we do not have to decide what is fair, simply because life is already fair. It may be hard to see due to the difficulty we each face in our daily life. As Mike Myatt put it, “Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity…[your grandparents] called it opportunity.” All in all, our experiences in life may not be fair, but our opportunities undoubtedly
Each person comes from a different background, whether it be into a wealthy family or impoverished one. However, the fairness in life is that every single person has opportunities throughout their journey, and it is up to them to grab ahold of them. Many people would believe that life has not been fair to them only because they have not succeeded, yet it is their fault for not making use of opportunities handed to them. As stated in Life’s not Fair - Deal With it! by Mike Myatt, “People have overcome...virtually every challenge known to man.” This clearly shows that achieving goals in life cannot be blamed on fairness or not, but rather on how one took advantage of the opportunities they found. On the other hand, some might argue that life's not fair because some people are given large amounts of money and assistance throughout their childhood, while others suffer to even find a meal. Nonetheless, fair is not everyone receiving equal treatment, but it is everyone getting similar opportunities to accomplish their goals. As a matter of fact, we do not have to decide what is fair, simply because life is already fair. It may be hard to see due to the difficulty we each face in our daily life. As Mike Myatt put it, “Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity…[your grandparents] called it opportunity.” All in all, our experiences in life may not be fair, but our opportunities undoubtedly