So Totally Unfair

I, as many young children, have found myself screaming at my parents before, the words, "But that's just not fair!!"

And without any hesitation, I am certain that just about anyone could phrase what each and every parent has retaliated with toward their ungrateful, screaming child.

You guessed it.

"Life's not fair." In my instance, the words, "...so get used to it," were often followed by this harsh reminder.

Maybe humorous, but how true of a statement! There is no guarantee for anything in this life you have been given. Heck, you didn't even ask to be born at all, besides this era or class or into the family in which you find yourself. The only consistent in this world is that nothing is guaranteed, nothing is going to be fair.

What a world it could be if we all treated each other fairly, but the truth of the matter is, that is not the case. Selfish, temporary desires often surpass the fair, overall good of the society or world as a whole. As it is easy to get worked up and upset over, there does seem to be an explanation.

"But the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair" - Be My Escape - Relient K

Remembering back to my middle school days where I would find myself emotionally gazing out the window and blasting Relient K or whatever emo or pop punk group I enjoyed at the time, this phrase seems nostalgic, but also timeless. No matter your concept of grace, from person to person, from God to humans, from organizations to employees, grace is what makes life not fair. So yes, it may be unsettling to remember that life will never be 100% fair as long as this world is where we live, but it has it's balances. Come on, I'm sure you've been shown grace time and time again when you were undeserving of it; I know I have! Was it fair? Absolutely not! But at times, it was worth it.

I get stumped by grace often. Mostly God's grace to a sinner like me, in particular. Who is He, the Creator of the Universe, to look at me after making yet another moronic mistake and say, "My child, it'll be alright. Remember who I Am. Remember who I called you to be." And then proceeds to immediately erase the mistake as if it had never happened. THAT is what I call unfair, but to my disadvantage.

It is for this reason that I have become content with life being unfair, perhaps just as my parents were trying to foreshadow.

I don't know about you, but I would be afraid of a world that was completely fair to me, because I am certain I deserve nothing less than the worst punishments.

Be grateful. Be graceful.