Equality, Peace, Fairness

                How do we bring peace, equality, and fairness to a world ran by those concerned with power, money, and influence? How do we stop the violence and anger towards each other? How do we prevent this world from falling into chaos? How do we make it possible to stop saying “life isn’t fair”?

                These questions are often on my mind and I feel I have the solution.  The issue I face with said solution is that I cannot control the emotions or actions of others.  That, however, is not my intent anyway.  My intent is to bring my point of view to light, and with some luck, spread it to enough people to make a change.  The other issue with this is the world we live in is all about the now, the instant gratification.  No one plays the long game anymore and that is an issue.  Its all about what is hot now.  This mindset needs to be put aside if anything is to change.  Once that is put aside, we can begin to focus on how to resolve the remainder of the issues.  I do not claim to know everything, and I know most of this is easier said than done, however, if the majority of the world really wants change, then I feel they would do their best to follow these pieces of advice.

                Lets start with the first, and possibly most important subject.  Fairness.  Fairness is what everyone wants, yet no one wants to compromise about.  Fairness brings equality and peace in and of itself.  It is the main topic that should be addressed.  What is fair to one may be ludicrous to another.  This is where the problem begins.  The first thing to remember about fairness is that it doesn’t matter what others think is fair to them.  What matters is what do we, as individuals, think is fair to us? If we know the answer to that, then that is what is fair to everyone else.  If it is fair enough for ourselves, then it is fair enough for everyone else.  This is the first step. The second is for us to accept what others feel is fair.  If we live by the first rule, than the second should be easy to live by.  We know we are doing everything that we think is fair for ourselves, and we should find comfort and trust that everyone else is doing the same. 

                Those first two steps may seem ridiculous, but if you think about it, its pretty amazing.  As long as we are doing our part, it doesn’t matter what others are doing.  We feel we are being fair, and we understand that, whether it is true or not, others are doing the same.  This alone will bring peace to ourselves and prevent us from feeling contentious and angry.  This will also have us feeling as though we are being as equal as possible, whether or not others are doing so does not matter.  Let me repeat that, whether or not others are doing so DOES NOT MATTER.  All that matters is that we are bringing peace upon ourselves and when enough of the world does this, it brightens the day of those around us making it possible for this to become contagious. 

                I understand all of this is WAY easier said than done, however, it takes the individuals who decide they are tired of feeling angry and feeling as though they have to walk on eggshells for everyone around.  That is an exhausting feeling.  These individuals know this and are willing to do what it takes to stop themselves from feeling this way, regardless of if others feel this way.  If enough of the world has this mindset, those who are not of this mindset lose control of us.  They cannot make us feel down, or angry, or worthless, because we are projecting what we feel we deserve towards everyone else, which brings peace to our hearts and sanity to our minds preventing us from feeling bad, or used.  This is complete emotional control over ourselves. This is bridling our passions, preventing our anger from showing, and realizing that we can make the world a fair and equal place as long as we are giving others what we feel we deserve.  This will turn the selfish to selfless without even knowing the difference. I hope this made sense, and I hope it reached some willing hearts. This is how I try to live my life, not worrying about what others feel I should do, but worrying about what I feel I should do and what I can do. We need to be fair to ourselves first, then project that fairness towards how we treat everyone else. This is the road to inner peace, which brings peace to others and eventually the world.