Friday, September 14, 2007

Is Life Fair? No!

I think the biggest lie we can ever tell ourselves is that life is fair. After living in Finland for three years and comparing how comfortably people live here and how poor people are in the Philippines, I can say life is not fair. I mean, what are the reasons why one is born a Finn and one is born a Filipino other than people participating in life lottery?


In this sense, I can really understand why some people do not believe in a Higher Being (a.k.a. God). We all have this notion that God is all-powerful and has control over everything. Because he is in control, God seems mean and cruel sometimes. I mean, how the hell can you explain why some people were born with disabilities? Or why some people happen to be born in countries like Indonesia which is prone to tsunamis? If God is all so powerful and has total control of everything, isn´t he a bit mean?


So a lot of people question, if there is a God, why does He choose to make people suffer? Why does He choose to make a person born blind or a family born poor? It seems that God is this mean puppeteer where His puppets have no choice but to follow His dictates and commands.


I was in the same thought process for a while, until I had another one of my "AHA!" moments. I realized God is not really THAT powerful. He stopped being so the moment man evolved and developed the brain capacity to choose his own path. It does not make sense for man to have free will and have a predetermined destiny at the same time.


From what I gather, this is what happened. The universe was created out of a single energy so powerful that it has evolved into the world we know of today. That one energy, that one source, may have been created by God or maybe was/is God Himself. Who knows? Anyway, the minute it started evolving, in a way God lost control. And yet, because the source was so PERFECT, it developed into all things that make up nature today - a system that is actually quite well-organized if I must say.


So my conclusion is that God is powerful but is not really in total control. He is not the God of the Old Testament that would give boils just because He was angry at you. But what is still true, is that God is love and energy. The more we experience and accept this love, the more good things happen to us. We receive what we give and vice versa. If we are abundant in good spirit, one day the world will agree with us. :)


So is life fair? Well, initially no. I mean I did not choose the life I was born into but I am choosing the life I will leave behind. In every situation, every worry, every success, it is important for me to ask the question -- what can I or should I do with this now? And guided by love and optimism, I know I can only come up with a good answer.

Posted by Erica Cleofe at 13:13

2 comments:

  1. Blogger ali on September 14, 2007 10:38 PM

    From my point of view,by believing God, I think the world is a transitional place for people before the after life, life is the "exam", and we'll see whether we will graduate to heaven or not..

    So I think the different situations people are facing or born with are also "exams". Including if you are born in a better world condition (the exam might be how can you use the "easiness" you currently have for benefiting others as well?)

    Also, I think there are so much more than "worldly materials" that will make the different between a happy person or not. At least I know that there are so many people who are financially poorer, or have physical disabilities (yet already feel that their needs are fullfiled), but happier than those who are "money rich" or physically normal.

    And I think when you're a better person inside, you might get a harder "exam" than the others, coz you already know more about what life is all about. And that includes the exam of having a lot of money.

    Anyway, I think rich is not when we have a lot, but when we feel we have enough.

    Shit, this is a freakin' long comment..it's like another post :p

    Take care dear..and keep posting (loved it!) :)

    with smile,
    ali

  2. Blogger Erica Cleofe on September 17, 2007 12:13 PM

    Hi Ali!

    Thanks for the nice comment. You know I will keep on posting. :)
    Hehe.

    Cheers,
    Erica

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