WHAT’S FAIR?   

   Politicians talk a lot about making things fair.  Just what do they really mean?  Does it mean everything is equal?  How is it possible to have absolute fairness for everyone?  Or, does it mean fair for some, but not for all?  Are there degrees of fairness depending?  

   When I was a kid my father punished all four of us boys when one of us fouled up.  We’d wail, “Daddy.  It isn’t fair.”  His retort was always, “What gives you the foolish notion life is meant to be fair?  If God meant for life to be fair, I’d be dining with the Rockefellers tonight.” 

   We all came to believe life is not, in fact, meant to be fair.  So, we don’t really know what fair actually means.  It just sounds good.  Today, the only thing fair is instant replay at sporting events, and that’s not always conclusive.

   I wish fair weather for all of us with occasional rain.