Life's Not Fair

Boy, now there's a cliche.

But it does have staying power.

It is illogical to believe life can be made "fair" and logical to accept this to be part of life.

Discuss.

We can make things more "equal" but we can never determine the results. It feels as though we're trying to mess with results to fit our notions of what is "just" and "fair."

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In sports, parity is seen as something healthy. "Everyone gets a chance!" And where inept organizations falter, others will be there to pick them up - that's salary caps and revenue sharing attempt to do.

So why is it "fair" to making winning organizations who make the right decisions to fork over cash to a team that perpetually messes up?

The thinking has become - and this is seen in matters of history as well - that dominant and successful entities have somehow reached the pinnacle of success by cheating or off the backs of others. The excuse they have "more" money is exactly a result of their championship mentality. They earned the money through winning. They didn't necessarily start with the cash. 

There's a reason why Ferrari, New York Yankees, Green Bay Packers, Boston Celtics, Montreal Canadiens (although it's not evident these days) and a few others as well as a bunch of soccer clubs, are who they are. They've become brand names synonymous with success. Their organizational standards were outstanding. They stood/stand above all other teams.