PARENTING August 18, 2003 Issue

Is life unfair?

By Elaine Lang

It Happens All The Time. People shake their heads in sorry agreement. "Life is unfair." But why should the unfair be expected?

The fact is that every day, each of us has opportunities to see examples that life—as evidence of the Life that is God—is fair. My family had such an opportunity.

Our middle son, Joel, ripped open the long-awaited letter, then shouted for joy, dancing around the kitchen. He'd been accepted to attend an international school in northern Scotland for the next several years. This would open up his whole life to new adventures.