Unfairness in life...
By r3jcorp
@r3jcorp (1382)
Philippines
October 19, 2011 2:32am CST
Poor and rich people are always segregated with great boundaries not only during their lifetime but also in death. Rich people would sleep in their mansion in their exclusive subdivision but poor people live in a squatter's area which they would be fortunate even to have only roofings. Then in Death, a rich person would have the grand last respect, an elegant coffin and the most beautiful and expensive flowers. While a poor person would have to wait for donations from neighbors and the government. I've been to that situation when my father died. I did not expect that it would happen too soon. Behind my mourning, my mind is thinking where would I get the money to pay for everything. I wanted to give him a coffin I think he deserves, a graveyard which is suited for the name he make for himself and would be convenient for my mom to visit him. Luckily, there are lots of help that came and I think my family is grateful for my decisions. But what if there is no help that came? What could I do? I know there are many filipino families that is on that situation. Their earnings are not enough to support the food that they have to eat to sustain their life. How could they think of what would happen to them when they die or where are they be buried? We have so many concerns, and definitely our death is not one of our priority. While the rich one had the opportunity to prepare for their death, to choose their graveyard and even could make a layout plan of their final house.
What am I pointing out? Life is so unfair...When will equality be enjoyed by all men? Only after death, In God's eyes everyone is equal or maybe the poor people like us will be greater depending on what we have done on earth. Don't you think so?
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6 responses
@EdnaReyes (2622)
• Philippines
20 Oct 11
God in the beginning had made life equal to all. It is man's doing that life lost that equality. It is man's selfishness and greediness that make this life unequal. God lay down everything for us and it is our own doing that we mess up with our life!
@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
19 Oct 11
That is a very sad truth. But then, if our focus is on the material things, those things really matter, but if we set our sight on things above (in heaven) then all these material things become temporary. What is important is the "riches we store in heaven" through our good works on earth.
Back to earth, I don't think that equality (in terms of material wealth) will ever be enjoyed by all. I love this quote that I read in a magazine in the past - "Sometimes the haves and the have nots, depends on the dids and did nots." So, even if everyone were given equal wealth, there would come a time that someone would have more than the others.
The sad thing, though, is that many people are not given opportunities in the first place. And, in a poor country as ours, it's really so hard when you have nothing but scratch. It takes a very good amount of courage to be able to turn our lives around. The good thing is, we look at some successful businessmen around who started from nothing, and we realize that everything IS possible.
@sexyice (873)
• Latvia
19 Oct 11
Do you think rich people are happy? Are they lucky?
They have just money. 
But you have dreams about big things, you can grow up and when you buy car or home, you feel like buy half world. 
But rich people buy home or car and feel like buy new toy - this happy ( about big thing) quickly disappears and then need other big toy.
But you buy big thing and all life are happy about your purchase, and feel proud of self - you do it and you have. Don't look to other lifes, because in your life are very much happy things too. 
But you have dreams about big things, you can grow up and when you buy car or home, you feel like buy half world. But rich people buy home or car and feel like buy new toy - this happy ( about big thing) quickly disappears and then need other big toy.
But you buy big thing and all life are happy about your purchase, and feel proud of self - you do it and you have. Don't look to other lifes, because in your life are very much happy things too. 
@iuliuxd (4453)
• Romania
19 Oct 11
"I looked in the graves and i only saw bones and i said : I wonder which one is the emperor or the soldier,the poor man or the rich man,the right man or the sinner "
Well i don`t know if these are the exact words ,they are taken from a christian text and i translated them in english but it looks like in the end we are all the same.
@jammyPaul (101)
• Taiwan
19 Oct 11
Riches are not as good as you though. Most diseased that riches would get are stroke, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other obesity disease. They are not healthy as you though. People who lives in slum may have higher adaptive to different environment. That's why they can survive in the harsh military training. Most soldiers are come from the low income family. However, the huge imbalance between riches and puberty has become problem in the world. Not every person can get a job to earn their wealth. But the riches are still riches because they still hold the position of company. With the inflation of price, poor people can not survive with their small amounts of wage. The government should take in action to those people. Setting the new policy to improve the life of the residents is the step they should do. Why riches are rich ? Why poor is poor ? And why gaps can not be covered ? The government should think those questions.
