Life Is Unfair, Now What?

 

By Klaus Döring

Ask yourself this question, if it was fair would you be here? Yes, would you be here?

Why should life be fair to you? The fact that you are reading this, means you have food to eat, access to shelter, clothing, access to a computer and internet which approximately means you have some edge over some people around the world that has one thought — food.

A lot of people complain about how life is unfair and how things went bad in their life. But hey, life was meant to be so, you just have to embrace it and not take it as the cake you can always have.

Life is Unfair

We suffer because of the idea that life was meant to be painless and things should go smoothly as it is. If life was so smooth, then we will all still be a dunce and still be using stones to start a fire or still wearing animal skins as clothes.

You don’t expect life to be fair to you because you are a good person or you work so hard. Life has its own rules, it’s complicated and not the same for everyone.

This life is so unfair that we are being brought to this life without our consent, and as well die without death asking for our permission before taking us away.

Life is a mixture of myriad torments and baffling situations that may even compel one unconsciously to erase off all the joyous occasions that they lived. Every moment in life is a bundle of unpredictable surprises, some good and some really tough.

From the school to the workplace to community, there’s no statement more damning than “You’re being unfair!” Born out of democracy and raised in open markets, fairness has become our de facto modern creed in this modern life. — Stephen T. Asma

In almost every country, judicial building, courts all over the world you will see a statue — Lady Justice — wearing a blindfold as she weighs the law on her impartial scale.

Everyone here is a victim of life unfairness. I just wondered sometimes why things happened to some people and wish I can just lift my hands and make their problems go away. But the truth is, I am also a victim.

Sometimes, humans are livestock and fuel to make this life thrive with the way newborn babies come into our lives and the way we see the people we loved no more.

Have you ever wondered why people suffer? Why people die? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why everyone around you seems to succeed and all you do is fail? Why you always don’t feel special? Why people disappoint you? Why you can’t get the job/offer/position you want? Why you have that serious illness?

Well, all these questions are questions I have asked myself and come with only one thing:

We suffer a lot because we only think about how life is unfair to us, ask a lot of whys, compare ourselves to others, we don’t want to accept it and just move on. Everyone in this life has a place they stand, orchestrated by the laws of the universe. You need to fight for yours. Don’t ever compare yourself.

THE FALL OF GRANDAIR

Xennials and older millennials may still remember GrandAir from the late 1990s. Grand International Airways, better known as GrandAir, launched in March 1995 and became the first major new challenger to Philippine Airlines after the government opened domestic air travel to more competition. Why did the airline last less than four years?

President Fidel Ramos signed Executive Order 219 on January 3, 1995. The order encouraged at least two operators on domestic routes and provided for at least two carriers to be designated as official international carriers for the Philippines.

GrandAir belonged to the Panlilio family, whose hospitality businesses included the Silahis International Hotel along Roxas Boulevard, the Philippine Village Hotel beside Manila’s airport, and Puerto Azul in Cavite. Their airline aimed to attract passengers through service and comfort.

GrandAir used Airbus A300B4 widebodies, including RP-C8881 and RP-C8882, on flights linking Manila with Cebu and Davao. Boeing 737-200s later helped it expand to destinations such as Cagayan de Oro and Tacloban. Across its operating history, GrandAir used four 737-200s.

The airline followed a full-service approach, offering Business Class and Economy Class aboard its A300s, along with hot meals. Passengers had another carrier to choose from, including one offering a twin-aisle aircraft on domestic flights.

GrandAir expanded internationally in 1996, with services to Hong Kong and Taipei. It also operated Hong Kong flights through Subic Bay. On June 16, 1996, a GrandAir Boeing 737 operated Clark’s first international commercial passenger flight to Hong Kong.

Financial problems had already developed before the Asian Financial Crisis. GrandAir recorded losses of about ₱92 million in 1995 and ₱91 million in 1996, followed by about ₱150 million in 1997.

The crisis added financial pressure in 1997 as the peso weakened against the US dollar. Expenses charged in dollars, including aircraft leases, became more expensive when paid using pesos. An airline earning much of its revenue locally needed more pesos to cover the same dollar payment.

In July 1997, Netherlands-based lessor ING had two GrandAir A300s seized in Hong Kong after a delayed lease payment. GrandAir said administrative and communication problems had caused the delay. Losing access to those aircraft disrupted its operations after it had expanded internationally.

GrandAir announced in February 1998 that it would suspend its Hong Kong and Taipei services as the regional crisis affected its business. Later that month, on February 28, Republic Act 8583 became law, granting the airline a 25-year franchise subject to regulatory requirements. Its financial problems continued despite receiving the franchise.

The Air Transportation Office suspended GrandAir’s flights in August 1998 over safety violations. Its domestic passenger numbers had also declined, from about 480,000 in 1996 to about 180,000 in 1998.

GrandAir ceased operations in early 1999, less than four years after its launch. 

Considering how Philippine domestic air travel has changed since then, do you think another full-service Philippine-based carrier offering hot meals on short domestic flights could survive today?

UST 71 SECONDS APART: TWO OF THREE QUAKES REPORTED OFF THE PHILIPPINES

Barely more than a minute separated the first two earthquakes in a sequence of three reported near Davao, Philippines.

The reported magnitudes were 5.4, 5.8 and 5.4, with all three occurring within hours of one another.

For communities that felt the shaking, those closely spaced tremors could have made for an unsettling experience.

Hoping everyone in the affected areas is safe.

Did you feel any shaking? Tell us your town or city and what you experienced.

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What is the deep secret of life?

 

Hector Quintanilla

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Founder at BeBusinessSmart.com (2019–present)

This is the biggest SECRET to life. Sadly very few people live by this principle.

This is the secret to an extraordinarily ABUNDANT life … It’s very simple:

• If you want friendship: You’ve got to first give friendship.
• If you want respect: You’ve got to first give respect.
• If you want energy: You’ve got to give energy (exercise).
• If you want love: You’ve first got to give love.
• If you want happiness: You’ve first got to give happiness.
• If you want money: You’ve first got to give VALUE.

Never forget this powerful principle of life:

The more we GIVE, the more we’ll receive.

Somewhere hidden inside this wisdom hides the secret to human happiness and fulfillment.

Selfishness is taking over our world, and it doesn’t work!

Try giving first. You’ll be amazed!

Warum Menschen am Mittelmeer gesünder altern – und was Olivenöl damit zu tun hat

 

Stand:

29.10.2026, 14:23 Uhr

Von: Robin Dittrich   

Olivenöl allein erklärt es nicht: Studien zeigen, warum Menschen am Mittelmeer gesünder altern – und welche Rolle Alltag und Gemeinschaft spielen. (Symbolbild) © dpa | Karl-Josef Hildenbrand

Olivenöl allein erklärt es nicht: Studien zeigen, warum Menschen am Mittelmeer gesünder altern – und welche Rolle Alltag und Gemeinschaft spielen.

München – Das Mittelmeer macht Menschen wohl gesünder – aber nicht wegen eines einzigen Superfoods. Jahrelang rückte die Wissenschaft Olivenöl ins Zentrum der Forschung, suchte nach dem einen Wirkstoff, der mediterrane Bevölkerungen vor Herzerkrankungen, Demenz und Diabetes schützt. Doch immer mehr Studien zeigen: Es ist das Zusammenspiel vieler Faktoren, das den entscheidenden Unterschied macht.   Der Mittelmeer-Lebensstil lässt sich nicht auf ein Produkt reduzieren. Wer wirklich verstehen will, warum Menschen in Griechenland, Süditalien oder Spanien statistisch gesünder altern, muss das gesamte Bild betrachten – von der Ernährung über soziale Gewohnheiten bis hin zur körperlichen Alltagsaktivität.

Mittelmeer-Lebensstil: Mehr als Olivenöl und frisches Gemüse

Die Ernährung bleibt natürlich ein zentraler Baustein. Viel Gemüse, Hülsenfrüchte, Vollkornprodukte, Fisch, Nüsse und tatsächlich auch hochwertiges Olivenöl – all das prägt die mediterrane Küche. Entscheidend ist dabei nicht ein einzelner Inhaltsstoff, sondern das Muster: wenig rotes Fleisch, kaum hochverarbeitete Produkte, dafür saisonale und regionale Zutaten. Studien wie die PREDIMED-Studie aus Spanien belegten, dass eine mediterrane Ernährung als Ganzes das Risiko für Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen signifikant senkt – nicht einzelne Komponenten isoliert betrachtet.  

Doch selbst die beste Ernährung wirkt weniger, wenn andere Lebensbereiche fehlen. Bewegung spielt eine ebenso große Rolle: In traditionellen mediterranen Gemeinschaften ist körperliche Aktivität kein Fitnessprogramm, sondern Teil des Alltags – Spazierengehen, Gartenarbeit, handwerkliche Tätigkeiten. Diese moderate, kontinuierliche Bewegung schützt Herz und Stoffwechsel nachhaltig.

Mittelmeer-Lebensstil: Warum soziale Bindungen unterschätzt werden

Ein oft übersehener Faktor ist das soziale Leben. Gemeinsame Mahlzeiten, enge Familienstrukturen, ein aktives Gemeinschaftsleben – all das reduziert chronischen Stress und fördert mentale Gesundheit. Wissenschaftler sprechen inzwischen davon, dass soziale Isolation ähnlich schädlich wirken kann wie Rauchen. Im mediterranen Alltag ist Einsamkeit kulturell weniger verbreitet als in nordeuropäischen Gesellschaften.   Hinzu kommt ein entspannterer Umgang mit Zeit: die Siesta, längere Mittagspausen, bewusstes Genießen beim Essen statt hastiges Schlingen. Chronobiologische Forschung deutet darauf hin, dass auch Schlafrhythmus und Erholung erheblichen Einfluss auf Entzündungsprozesse im Körper haben. Wer den Mittelmeer-Lebensstil wirklich adaptieren will, sollte also nicht nur Olivenöl kaufen – sondern langsamer essen, mehr draußen sein und häufiger mit anderen Menschen zusammenkommen.

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