Is Life Fair to Everyone?

Author's Note:  This piece is designed to reach the inner thoughts of reader's minds in regards to freedoms and rights we all desire. Make note of the use of descriptive language within this piece.

Have you have ever faced a situation where you were denied access to an opportunity everyone else shares, or been wrongly accused of some act or action, all due to the fact you look or appear different from the majority? This situation, as wrong as it may be, occurs all too often in society today. Millions of individuals are prevented from reaching out and grasping the necessities of life: food, shelter, education and health care. In places like Darfur, Sudan, or Kabul, Afghanistan, these instances occur daily. Even in advanced countries like the United States and countries of the European Union, these violations of basic human rights continue to occur.

Please do not, however, confuse prejudice and bias with being held accountable for one's actions. If you choose to act out inappropriately, illegally or immorally, and you face a fair consequence for your misdeeds: the resulting action is not bias or prejudice, it is a natural consequence for your actions. Those people who choose to live on the fringe or the outer reaches of society: the criminal, the thoughtless, the sinners without repent: they are receiving what society has deemed appropriate and logical. Prejudice, remember then, treats individuals unfairly, illogically and immorally.