What does fairness mean to individuals and society?

Those who agree to be recognized are fair, those who agree to be recognized will not make trouble, and those who don't make trouble will be harmonious. Harmony is the meaning of society.

There is no absolute fairness in the world. If it is absolutely fair, it is another kind of unfairness. People are born to enjoy a lot of unfairness: different birth backgrounds, different family relationships and different education levels. It's unfair. Even God gave it to you. You can't even think about it. The most disturbing thing is that the person who used to eat in the same pot with you is not the same as you eat today. Working together, he got promoted, did the same business, he made a fortune, he had no background, but everything went well, but you hit a wall everywhere. ...

Three sages in China left wonderful expositions about fairness. See below:

The world itself is not unfair, nor can it be fair.

In fact, this is a very helpless thing. First of all, no one wants to maintain this fairness. Secondly, even if someone wants to, no one has the ability. Third, even if someone wants to, he doesn't have time to weigh all the people in the world.

That's why there is the saying of contingency. Because of doing the same thing together, some people are promoted and made a fortune, and some people struggle painfully, which makes people sigh but feel helpless and can only be attributed to accident.

And some people are extremely dissatisfied with this unfairness. The word "open-minded" is easy to read but difficult to write. So Zhuangzi said: Whoever steals the hook will be punished, and whoever steals the country will be punished. Mozi wrote "Non-attack". And Liu Ji has The Orangeman's Words.

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Zhuangzi: Whoever steals a hook will be put to death, and whoever steals political power will become a vassal.

Non-attacking Mozi

Now a man has gone to someone else's orchard to steal someone else's peaches and plums. Everyone will condemn him when they hear it, and the people in power above will punish him if they are caught. Why is this? Because he harms others and benefits himself. As for stealing chickens, dogs, pigs and piglets, it is more unjust than stealing peaches and plums from other people's orchards. What is the reason? Because he hurts more. If you hurt others, you will be heartless and guilty. As for going into the bullpen and taking other people's cattle and horses, it is more unjust than stealing other people's chickens, dogs, pigs and piglets. What is the reason? Because he hurts more. If you hurt others, you will be heartless and guilty. As for killing innocent people, it is more unfair to take off their clothes and fur coats and take Ge Jian away than to go into their barns and lead horses. What is the reason? Because he hurts more. The more serious the harm, the more unkind and guilty he is. Nowadays, all the gentlemen in the world know these things and say they are unjust. The most unjust thing today is to attack other countries without knowing how to condemn them. On the contrary, you praise them and say they are just. Can this be said to know the difference between righteousness and injustice?

Killing a person and saying it is unfair must constitute a capital crime. If this continues, killing ten people is ten times unjust and will definitely constitute ten capital crimes; Killing a hundred people is a hundred times unjust, and it will constitute a capital crime. The most unjust thing today is to attack other countries, but I don't know how to oppose them. On the contrary, you praise them and say they are just. I really didn't know it was unjust to attack other countries, so I recorded my praise and passed it on to future generations. If you know that it is unfair, what is the reason to record the injustice and pass it on to future generations?

Now someone here says it's black when he sees a little black, and white when he sees a piece of black, so he must think he can't tell black from white. A little taste is bitter, and much taste is sweet. Then you must think that this person doesn't know how to distinguish bitterness from sweetness. If you do a little bad thing today, you can know and condemn it; Did a big bad thing, attacked other countries, did not know how to condemn, but praised him and said that he was right; Can this be said to know the difference between righteousness and injustice? This shows how chaotic it is for a gentleman in the world to distinguish between righteousness and injustice.

Orangeman's words

There is a fruit seller in Hangzhou who is good at hoarding oranges. After winter and summer, they will not rot. When they are taken out, they are still bright, jade-like texture and golden yellow. Put it on the market and sell it at ten times the price. People rushed to buy his oranges.

I bought one of them and cut it open, like a puff of smoke going straight at my nose and mouth. Look inside. It's as dry as a rag. I was surprised by this and asked him, "Will the oranges you sell to others be put in containers to worship the gods or entertain guests?" Or do you want to show off its appearance to confuse fools and blind people? It's really too much for you to do such a deceptive thing. "

The citrus seller smiled and said, "I have been engaged in this industry for many years." That's how I feed myself. I sold it, others bought it, and no one said anything, but it didn't meet your requirements? There are many people cheating in the world. Am I the only one? You're not thinking clearly.

Now, those who wear the tiger-shaped military emblem and sit on the tiger's skin look mighty, as if they were generals defending the country. Can they really give advice to Sun Wu and Wu Qi? Those people with high hats and long ribbons look like capable people in the imperial court. Can they really build on the achievements of Yi Yin and Hao Tao? Thieves rise without knowing how to resist, people are poor without knowing how to help, officials are cunning without knowing how to ban, laws are greedy without knowing how to cure, and national grain is wasted without shame. Look at those people sitting in the high hall, riding big horses, drinking wine and eating delicious food. Who is not tall, not awesome, not outstanding, and not worth emulating? But no matter where you go, who is not as golden as jade on the outside and as heartbroken as a flock on the inside? Now you can't see these phenomena, only my oranges! "

I'm speechless. When I think back on the words of this orange seller, I think he is as humorous as Dong Fangshuo. Is he a person who is angry and disgusted with the evil phenomena in the world? So borrow oranges for irony?

After reading the three sages' articles, we should have a more objective understanding of fairness.