What does it all mean....this thing we call life? At some point in time we are born into this earth, and then eventually we take our final breathe and cease to exist. In between there are a series of events which occur that we participate in called "life." Some would say these events are random and yet others would suggest that fate and destiny play their part. Still others would say that God has a role in determining what happens to us, who we meet, etc. Although I tend to follow the religious view that life has some purpose other than just accumulating and acquiring material things...I do see how the randomness and inequality in life that would beg one to question God's existence.
Obviously we won't all live the American Dream. Some of us never graduated college...some of us were born into abusive households in poverty-stricken areas....and many of us will never be happily married with 2.5 kids and a house with the white picket fence. But then again, who ever said life was fair? If life is in fact random and natural selection has it's way, then I would suppose that the stronger, more intelligent humans would survive and prosper. Of course, as humans we're a little higher on the food chain though and there are other determining factors that play into it besides who's the strongest and the fastest. Money, family structure, education, race, physical attractiveness.....these are all things we're handed in life that we have no choice over. But what about other factors such as motivation and drive? You do have those individuals who rise out of poverty --- or those who overcome their physical disability and become overachievers. You could then come to the supposition that one's lot in life is not solely determined by the cards you were dealt at birth.
When you boil it all down, the only conclusion I can draw from it all is that life is a series of choices and sometimes random events. Many times those choices prove to be the wrong ones ...and sometimes they prove to be right. The outcome is never guaranteed though. Life is not fair.... never has been and never will be. Those that carry the fictional view that one day we will all day be equal and everything will be balanced on a socio-econmic scale haven't studied history. If you're looking for government to solve all your problems, you've got your eggs in the wrong basket. Absolute power will corrupt absolutely. There will always be your Kim-Jong Il's and your Amahdinejad's ...or someone looking to take over the world. You cannot eradicate selfish, power-hungry, evil individuals. Somehow they always end up creeping their way back into our society. The best you can do is live your life and treat others how you would like to be treated. If we all followed the Golden Rule, this world would be a lot better place to live.
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