Life is not a business deal. There are no contractual agreements. To most, it is a gift. To a 'few' it is a curse. The thing about it is, it can BECOME either ... at any time ... and even go back and forth. That is, unless it is ended .... and then, all one has is the end.

I think the justice comes after the end. All you can do while here on Earth is try to live the best life you can. And only you can determine what the best life is for you. For me having goals is important. I'm a goal oriented person so it helps take my mind off things when I get into goal gear.

Hmmm. I had forgotten that about myself until reading and responding to your post. So thank you for that. Weather you meant to or not, you've bettered me today.

I can't answer that question without getting deep into my faith. I do not see this as a question of justice, but rather being fair.

And as many are wont to say, life is not fair. We play the hand we are dealt, do it the best we can.

The thing is, we can change the rules (if only a bit) to make things feel more fair.

Gentle hugs

THINK OF IT THIS WAY..............................
U LIVING IS A BLESSING 2 SOMEONE OUT THERE DESPITE THE FACT U DONT THINK SO...........................
B A BLESSING 2 SOMEONE SPECIAL EVERYDAY.
CALL SOMEONE, SEND A CARD 2 SOMEONE, DO SOMETHING GOOD 4 SOMEONE EVERYDAY.
U WILL WIN OVER THE DEPRESSION AND WIN GOOD FRIENDS.
THERE R MANY LONELY PEOPLE OUT THERE WAITING 4 YOUR ATTENTION BELIEVE ME.
I M ONE OF THEM.........................................
HUBBY IS ON THE ROAD AND WONT B HOME 4 CHRISTMAS EVE OR DAY.
I WILL B TOTALLY ALONE ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND DAY.
THE LORD IN HEAVEN WILL GET ME THRU IT THO.
I M GOING 2 CALL PEOPLE AND WISH THEM A MERRY CHRISTMAS BOTH OF THOSE DAYS......................
WHY DONT U 2????????
GBU
DRENA B
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"Life is a gift"...this seems to be a concept that I am completely incapable of grasping; all I know is that I exist on some conscious level until some imaginary expiration date is reached, that is unless I decide to intervene...

You received a lot of good advice and opinions so I am going to just say you are needed in this world and important to many. Big Hugs GB

Sorry bridgie, I stopped reading at "It's a really dumb question"

I think you should rethink that statement. Maybe check the definition of dumb to see how someone could find it offensive in the way you used it. There's a difference between being blunt and well, being rude. I'm sure it's not how you intended it, but it certainly could come off that way to someone.

There's no justice, it's all random, a crapshoot. We do the best we can with the information and resources we're provided here. Then we croak, and if you believe in an other side, hopefully we're put to good use there that allows us to live out our full potential and ascend to ever-higher levels of spirituality. Or, if you believe in reincarnation, maybe we're recycled, sent back here in a newborn body, maybe born from one of our own children, to give life here another go, maybe accomplish something we didn't get to do the first time.

Our Society is rigged to reward skepticism and punish faith, in my eyes.

Perhaps more of a rhetorical question for now; hopefully I can get a direct response when/if I ever meet my 'Maker'...

It is hard to find any definite truths in life. The one I find true (over and over again) is that it is a very ugly/beautiful world.

I hear and imagine your struggle and selfishly appreciate you being here.

I really don't know. I ask myself that same thing. Some people just suffer so much, and some suffer so little and fail to understand what it's like for the people in situations like ours.

The one thing to keep reminding yourself is that you will not feel this way forever, even though it seems that way. Your life will have peaks and valleys, and no one really knows why. You just have to absorb as much as you can out of those peaks while you are in this world. The rest is simply unknown.