Is it fair?
If you don't dare to call injustice unjust,
Just remain silent,
But please don't call it fair...
Aung San Suu Kyi
In our world, many modern success gurus and ambiguous figures often say that everything is fair. I myself, in a state of confusion, used to agree and say, "That's right." To be honest, as a young person, I used to blindly believe in the teachings of the renowned success speaker, "Lynn Thike Nyunt," almost as if I were in love with him. But when I compare these ideas with real-life experiences or mature critical thinking, I begin to question: Is everything truly fair?
The world is fair. It gives the hat its place, and the shoes their place.
Lynn Thike Nyunt
I used to really adore that saying of Lynn Thike Nyunt. I liked his first published book, "Let Me Tell You, Little Sister," so much that I gave it as a gift to my younger brother. It was a book that made my desire for success blossom. But the truth is, not everyone who tries hard or exerts their full effort can succeed. The methods in success books are only useful for those who are already positioned on the path to success. I'm getting off track from the main topic I wanted to discuss by bringing up success. Anyway, they say everything is fair.
In this human world, everything has its place, its duty, and its advantages. If so, why is the sun so much larger than all the other planets? Why does Earth have air, while other planets don't? Why are some people rich and others poor? The truth is, from the very beginning, not everything was fair. This is just nature. You might argue, "Everything is fair; things just happen according to their own nature." Then why are deer preyed upon by tigers without any fault of their own? It's not like the deer chose to be a deer because it wanted to be eaten by a tiger. If that were true, they would just stay still when a tiger comes. The statement that "everything is fair" is mostly spoken by those who have succeeded. They are distorting the truth with hypocrisy. They speak as if you could become successful overnight if you just try as they say. They hide the real truth: that not everyone who follows their advice will achieve the same level of success.
I'm not saying this out of envy or to disparage successful or wealthy people. I just want us to consider the truth that not everything in this world is fair. When it comes to justice, you have to present countless reports and argue at the ICJ, but when it comes to injustice, it can be committed in the blink of an eye under various pretexts. Isn't that right? We hear news every day about how, "Your country's ideology is dangerous if you have nuclear weapons, so we have to stop you," leading to retaliation where millions of innocent people die. Where is the justice here? If justice is so hard to demonstrate and explain, then I think we shouldn't easily use the phrase "everything is fair."
If you don't dare to call injustice unjust,
Just remain silent,
But please don't call it fair...
Aung San Suu Kyi
Original article written in Burmese by KoKoMoeHein / @myanmarkoko . English translation assisted by AI (DeepSeek).