Is life fair?
When I was six years old my sister found the ring in the brack. (A brack is a light fruit cake traditionally served at Halloween. It contains symbolic trinkets like a ring, a piece of stick and a piece of cloth. The ring is the by far best one to find!)
I protested to my father ‘that’s not fair’ and he said ‘would it have been fair if you found it?’
Those words come back to me every time I begin to think that life has treated me unfairly.
Right now, it’s been raining solidly here for almost 60 hours but in Somerset - not all that far away – they are enjoying their third consecutive day of sunshine.
Right now, I am cooking a nutritious meal for my family while others starve.
Right now, I am looking forward to a roaring fire and a warm bed while others wonder where they’ll sleep tonight.
Right now, I am safe while others fear for their lives.
Is life fair?
Or is life just life?
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