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In every day life people may go about asking "why me" whether or not it is necessary to ask such a question is not relevant at this time. What is relevant is what can be done to ease the suffering of others and perhaps in the process ourselves.

Justice is a word often used but rarely understood in modern society (perhaps it's use is much rarer than say that of profit or want) and without understanding it is impossible to truly search or hope for justice. Justice is separate from law although the two words are often used together or in order to compliment one another. It has been said that to many laws often lead to a lack of justice, how is this true?

Laws are created for the sake of maintaining order and to prevent situations from escalating...this unfortunately only happens when laws are maintained and followed.
Many are the laws that tie down innocent citizens while criminals run rampant and free causing pain and suffering stealing, murdering, raping, committing crime and defying those laws that good people have to follow.

Laws allow us to work together while giving us a guideline to what we can and cannot do, like stealing is bad that means that people should not steal under the fear of punishment, if every one follows the law then no one gets robbed, of course not everyone does though. Laws can sometimes limit what a man can say or do in his own defense or the defense of others leaving them prey to the wicked this is where laws fail.

Justice is many things to many people but to myself as the writer of this...entry, it means a chance to find peace. Justice is equality, the ability to measure up to others no matter what race gender or beliefs and or surpass others by an "individuals" ability and skill. Justice is right action which at times requires great sacrafice and effort to make life a bit better for our selves and the world in general. Justice is expansive action and capable of adaptation and growth to better encompass the ever changing world in which we live.

To find justice is to find a way to live without the need to constantly fall to ones knees crying out "why me" as your children starve or are ravished by sickness that can be treated but not afforded, justice is not just a pretty word to be spouted off by ignorant two faced liars only seeking pleasure and personal gain. Justice is an answer that has been forgotten by a species of animals that has come to be so "intelligent" that they are able to overshadow every other creature on earth but lack the "wisdom" to see past the thin veil of there own arrogance and greed.

It is a harsh world we live in to be sure, but justice may still prove to be an answer, If only to do a little good each man combined would be able to change things for the better, revolutions can be started by one man but they require groups and the combined will of many. Nothing will be done and nothing will change until mankind begins to work together on order to do justice, be it overturning certain laws in order to catch criminals or uniting to feed and clothe the sick and needy.

Good intentions may lead to righteous action and in that action justice is done.