Should life be fair?

Here’s what a snarky commedian had to say about fairness. And truth told we all know life isn’t fair. We know that a whole collection of raving a-holes with no concern for their fellow humans were gouging and cheating their way to fabulous wealth in Tokyo, and what did they get for it? A massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power-plant meltdown wiped out a bunch of poor villagers around Tohoku, 175 miles from Tokyo. It killed almost 16,000 people and left another 2,671 permanently missing and unaccounted for. Meanwhile, the rape-and-pillage set went right on happily pocketing OPM (Other People’s Money), the very best kind of money. We know George Carlin’s largely right in this rant about what’s wrong with America. But is it OK that Carlin’s right? Is it OK that life isn’t fair? Don’t we also believe that life should be fair, and that bit by bit it can be made more fair?

I ask this because if we don’t stop to think about it, we all too often accept unfairness as de rigueur. Isn’t it well to remember that life should be fair, even when it often isn’t? Isn’t it good to remember that as sentient beings, we have a choice between working to make life more fair for all, or working to thwart that goal?