There Is No Justice In This World

The world is not [always] just.

The world is not [always] just.

Good things happen to bad people, and vice-versa.

Often, fairness doesn’t come into it. Sh*t happens; it’s how you deal with it.

Yet what constitutes ‘good’ and ‘bad’ is rarely as clear-cut as we’d like it to be. And whilst differentiating the two may seem important from a theoretical and ideological standpoint, what does this actually mean in practice?

Simple: human beings are nuanced creatures. Welcome to reality.

Despite this, I believe that human beings are fundamentally good.

This is a choice.

This is a choice and this is my choice.

This is a choice I make in spite of any evidence to the contrary.

This is a choice I make not to excuse my own — and others’ — wrongs, but to allow myself to live freely.

This is a choice that allows me to wake up in the morning feeling inspired to do — and be — better than I was yesterday.

This is a choice that allows me to forge meaningful connections with myself and the world around me.

This is a choice that allows me to accept …