Yeah life isn't fair. The notion that life should be fair is nice i guess, but not reality. It might be pretty boring, what would we strive for? I think it would be nice if there was some sort of baseline that all humans could maintain, like having liberty, freedom, and protections that don't allow the fringes of society to be cast aside. I think the worst is when life is tragic. When you see kids that are suffering from malaria, when prevention is easy, people enslaved, systematic abuse in the name of god or country. It's just depressing when you see people that never even had a chance. Fortunately, there's not many of them here in the states.
Adversity can make us stronger or at least more appreciative of the things we do have and connections we have made, I'm sure that Boater Bill can attest to that.
Not that I've had any type of adversity, but I remember when I was going to grad school, waiting tables, and living paycheck to paycheck. The end of each month was sure to be ramen, canned tuna, and rice, plus a nice 40oz of high life for $1.69 (can't cut everything). Always having to juggle post dating my checks so the bank wouldn't charge me a $30 fee because I was poor. When I look back at how much fun I actually had it's amazing. A bunch of 20 somethings drinking cheap beer, eating crappy pot luck dinners, driving shitty cars, and just having fun. My buddy in Marine Bio used to work in fisheries analyzing different fish tissues. Once that fish was gutted and he had his data, that sucker was on the grill. I think I had the best time of my life. When I saved up $500 bucks and bought my first new surfboard, nothing could rival that. I think the best part too is when I finally got my degree I knew I did it myself (well with the help and support of my friends and family). I've met some other people that have been handed a lot in life, and not that there is anything wrong with that, but I always feel I have a leg up on them. I know if push comes to shove, i can always make do with less. I'm also always looking around when I'm stressed out thinking maybe this is the next time of my life. Your never going to be as young as you are today. To be honest, now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure right now is the best part of my life.
