Torn Between Reality and Hope: does Justice Exists?

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” — Desmond Tutu.

“I am torn between reality and hope.” It’s a statement that many of us can relate to.

We are taught since we are little that good triumphs over evil. It’s not politically correct to be pessimistic and realistic in certain circumstances. Justice always prevails. Does it? If you are good, good things will happen to you. Bad things do not happen to good people. But sometimes, we need to recognize that there is no Santa Clause.

I am questioning if we are doing a disservice to society by masquerading as reality; as some may know, I am a single parent of twins. As they grow up, I want them to root for the underdog and believe in possibilities, but whenever I see something unjust, my heart aches for those wronged.

Justice is an abstract term that means different things to different people at other times in history. Justice has been exiled, imprisoned, or sentenced to die for challenging the status quo or…