Ever since the Dark Souls franchise came onto the gaming scene the concept of “tough but fair” in video games has been more and more present. However, not everything in video games is going to be fair. Sometimes this is due to being overwhelmed by enemies, or being attacked in such patterns that make it impossible to not get hit by something. My recent example of this has been in the recent Spider-Man PS4 title that came out last year. Sometimes all you can do is dodge an attack and land right in the middle of another attack or sometimes the enemy does impossible turns or steps just to hit you at a moment when you are unable to avoid it.

Life is definitely unfair as well. Money is one thing that everybody wants and needs, but not everybody has an equal chance to get the same amount of money doing the same thing. At some point, it is up to the individual to find out what they can do to make money. The most ethical way is not always going to be the best way for one person to make money, but it may be what that person is good at. Respectable ways to make a lot of money are pretty rare these days it seems. Too often it feels like we have to make a choice between doing something we love, doing something that is helpful and meaningful, or doing something that we can make money from. It’s fantastic when people can end up doing all of these, but that is not very common. 

It would be amazing if everything in life was fair to all people. If everyone just got what they needed to live happily and everyone was treated with respect and dignity. This sadly is not the case and never will be the case. Because things are not fair. The only thing we can do to get as close to fair as possible is live in a way that is the most fulfilling to us. We are all different and all have our own best ways to deal with anything. Learning to live like somebody else because they have things that you want will not bring you what you want. You are not someone else who has the things that you desire, you are you and have what you have. It should sound very obvious, but so many people do not understand this concept. What worked for one individual will not necessarily work for another. Live your life the way you can and don’t try to be somebody else.