Fair For All?

Fair for all? What does that mean? I believe many today are struggling to define fairness. Without a proper definition of it, or any thing for that matter, it is nearly impossible to apply, and definitely fully impossible to maintain any semblance of fairness for all.

As I often say and have posted, equality begins with the giving of opportunity to all. We can also guide and help, but we can not guarantee equal results. Equality and equal results depends wholly  on what each of us does with the opportunities, help, and guidance given. The entire process is a universal process of life, whether we get involved or not, and is indeed fair to all.

Is it fair that Michael Jordon has 6 Championships, while some other NBA players have none? Yes. Because the rules were both fair and equal to all, and Jordan only took advantage of an opportunity to use his skills with in the rules laid out for all, and flourished.

Is it fair that some people will never have a chance to play in the NBA? Yes. There are other kinds of skills and abilities given to us all, that can lead to the proverbial "land of milk and honey". If you were to put Michael Jordan on the football field, where the rules are different, there may be different results. There WILL definitely be different results if he tries to play football playing by basketball rules. And then, there was his brief baseball career.

There are some that win every where they go, and in all they do. Fairness is in whether or not they do so by playing by the rules, waiting for opportunity, and doing your best. If you fair well under those circumstances, you have every right to boast. But if you have to break the rules, you are nothing. No matter how muck you are praised, nor how much you gain, you are nothing.

I marvel at the ones who cheat, and yet imagine to be some what. Your victory is not real. And you are probably aware of that fact, hence you cheat for an allusion and for gain. Even holding out, hoping the ones you cheated will eventually compromise. But integrity says, "No". To compromise under those circumstances, would be the equivalent to justifying and promoting cheating and injustice. It is better to stand on truth, continue to speak that which is right, and stay in expectation of justice.

Fair for all? I think of Robin Hood. He appeared to do well, but he did not do things the right way. So, why wouldn't those that oppose him, and who were robbed by him, be justified by regaining what was stolen from them, with robbery as well? The so-called good guy is the one that set the rule and precedent. How can either Robin Hood, or those he gave the stolen spoils to, then turn around and complain, if that were so?  The good must also set a good example.

Those who truly has a heart for justice, will find a way to act within justice. Fair to all would be that although the ones that are wrong may be adversely effected due to the applying of justice, and righting wrongs, they are still being treated fairly  because the actions are according to and within the rules of justice.

This morning I was watching Gloria Estevan on Tavis Smiley. She spoke about how musicians know the rules of music and performance, so that they can break them. As a singer myself, I fully know that she is absolutely right. Not only is this "rule defying" rule, right for music, but it is right for all the arts. Society and civilizations run into a problem however, when some then apply the same rule to areas of life that are supposed to be fact based or constants, such as history, some sciences, doctrines, and some mathematics. It is for this reason, the differences between art and science, that many are not well graced with an ability to prosper and excel in both the arts AND the sciences, truthfully and honorably. Many falsely boast that they can and/or are deceived. The "factual" and precise can not just go with the flow. And the "artsy" types many times can not stick to precision. There are gray areas.

The difference between the sciences and arts is found in the results. When some thing is being created, who is to say what is what? Its end is determined by the creator. The greatness, beauty or success is determined by the beholder. The creator has total license to use what ever process it takes to achieve the vision.

But the sciences are different. Yes. While the process of gathering information and experimenting may change over time, the result is always constant, consistent, and no one; neither the gatherer of facts and producer of results derived, nor the beholders, learners, or observers of the facts and truth, have the right or ability to judge that result and/or change it. It is what it is, as they say.

There are all sorts of "New Maths" where teachers no longer punish students for how they arrive at the right results. But each student still must explain their process using mathematical rules. They can't guess. They can get a way from traditions and norms, but then they are burdened with not only then coming up with the right answers to the problem, but also they must then prove that their methods will ALWAYS lead to the right result, or else every process and result built off that method has the potential of being wrong. 2 + 2 will ALWAYS = 4, no matter how you arrive to that conclusion.  There is no such thing as "2 + 2" in art. That is the difference between the art and science.

So, fair for all. The Republicans, and Speaker Boehner have been using the word fair and the phrase "fair for all" lately to justify much of what they do. I really, really like Speaker Boehner. I am neither Republican or Democrat. I only care about what is right and best.

To be fair to all, you must even be fair to your "enemies" or your opposition. To stake any claims of fairness, Republicans have to be fair to Democrats, and Democrats have to be fair to Republicans. In American Government, there are rules of procedure. While sometimes there are loopholes, those that are truly fair and want to be, will not look for and use them just to get their way.

Whether you like "Obamacare"; the Affordable Care Act or not, it is the Law, and President Obama and Democrats made it law by getting the votes needed in both Legislative Houses, and the President signing it into law. It was even declared to be wholly Constitutional by the Supreme Court.

If Republicans believe that the ACA, or any law this administration produces or has produced is not good for the country, then it is their job to play by the rules, rally support and convince members of the Houses, which means reaching across the aisle, to pass their own agenda, and repeal or over turn what they do not like. Or, their next step is to gain seats in the Houses and/or win the White House. That is the right and fair way of doing things. Without this, cries of "fair for ALL" is hypocritical. 

As far as what Republicans decry as unfair or unequal treatment by the President in the implementation of the ACA, their assessment is not exactly accurate, though it plays well politically.

A corporation and business has many more to think about in their decisions of how to comply with the new law. The President did not have to give them more time but it was a judgment call and the right thing to do. Individuals only have themselves to think about, and already has had plenty of time to think, study the new law and make decisions. If still unsure, every household, especially in this initial period, can even opt to pay the 95 dollar or 1% earnings penalty that will be applied this first year, if that is to their advantage. The entire thing is absolutely fair.

If certain individuals, such as the Presidents and CEOs of companies personally, concerning their individual households, as friends of the Obama administration, were getting a pass, while other individuals were not, as it is being suggested by Boehner and Republicans, then that would indeed be unfair. But that is not what is happening. And it is somewhat deceitful and unfair to the President and the American public to intimate otherwise.

Truth is fair. Let all stop the games. I speak to both sides of the aisle, those that are in and those that are out of politics, because there are many in the general public as well, that know what I state is true concerning these matters, but they seem to lean toward convenient "truths" just because they do not like Obama or this law. Dislikes do not justify. Our nation will not survive if we all do not reel it in, and stand on the sure principles and processes we were built on.

God Bless America. Let us get back to who we are and what that means. Back to the basics.

Yulanda K. - I love and live to serve.

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