Injustice

       To make the comment that there are injustices in the world today is almost an understatement.  It doesn’t matter where you look they are occurring.  Sadly the injustice is “man-made” to serve the specific agenda of someone or some party so that they can gain the upper hand in a situation.

     Consider as one example the Roman Empire.  The influence of the Roman Empire on western civilization was profound in its lasting contributions to virtually every aspect of the western culture.  However to provide the vast expansion and development of the Empire the constant factor was the use of slavery.  Slavery was an ever-present feature of the Roman world. Slaves served in households, agriculture, mines, the military, manufacturing workshops, construction and a wide range of services within the city. As many as 1 in 3 of the population in Italy or 1 in 5 across the empire were slaves and upon this foundation of forced labor was built the entire complex system of beliefs of the Roman state and society.

     You cannot deny that there were social injustices under the Nazi regime with the Holocaust but one often overlooks the impact that the Nazis had on German society.  Adolf Hitler and the Nazis left behind a stigma that is attached to German history and has an influence upon its people even today.  Nazism was terrible and left a “black mark” upon the history of Germany.  Many today are still appalled by the insinuation that even now they (as a person) may be defined by what happened in their country decades ago.

     Examples of injustice in the world today include the oppression of cultural and religious groups throughout the world, widespread economic and social inequality, the infanticide of baby girls in India and China, violence against women, and unequal access to medical care, legal protection, and education just to name a few.  We could all probably think of other things that are solely an injustice whether it affects us individually or as part of a group.

     Some of these matters could be corrected or at least reduced if only people could work together for the betterment of humankind.  But we don’t see that happening.  Take as another example people in various countries starving because of a lack of food.  However, in many of these areas like Ethiopia, Haiti, and India (as well as others) the food is there.  But it rots on the docks because of politics.  The people never get the food they need!

    This is a sad expression of man dominating his fellow man to his injury.  We make selections on various applications:  What race do you belong to?  There are many different possible choices; however, I never see the choice for being part of the HUMAN race!  When will we ever learn that we are ONE people?  We face the same problems, have the same joys, we look forward to the same chances for peace and happiness.  Why can’t we help each other and not become the very injustices that we deplore?

QUOTE TO CONSIDER

THOUGHTFUL GEM

"When one member of your body hurts, 

the entire body hurts.  Don't be the cause

of self-inflicted wounds."