WHY JUSTICE?
So why did we pick justice? Out of all the causes on planet earth, why choose justice? Especially in a country which sees 'justice' as something to do solely with the legal system and courtrooms. Well to us, justice is more than something that is meted out in the courtroom.
When I look at the world I live in, there's a lot going on. On one hand, we have the uber-rich, who have more money than they can possibly spend in one life time contrasted with ultra-poor, who on the other hand don't have enough to get through the day. We have a rising middle-class who are beginning to experience the joys of capitalism and all that it has to offer. On one hand, I have the watchman who lives next door, who is willing to work hard but will probably never earn enough to send his son to college. In the same apartment, live families who will send their children overseas for an education that will cost 50-60 times what it would cost to send the watchman's kid to school and college. Something is wrong with this picture. How can one child have the world at his feet while the other might end up as a footstool to another's success. Something unjust about this.
I struggle with this ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor. And everyone (including me) seems to want to get richer! (I'm not saying that that's a bad thing but it is a reality that we must accept). My prayer is that in our pursuit of the capitalist dream that we don't forget those less fortunate us. When the rich serve the poor, when the wealthy care for the needy, justice is served. We live in a country with a massive amount of need. In the midst of our busy lives, let's always know that justice is best served when we lend a helping hand to each other.
From fighting human trafficking to ending bonded labour to being a social entrepreneur to making poverty history to feeding the poor, to saving harassed dowry victims to standing up for Dalit rights, you can choose from a plethora of causes to geT behind. As you choose your cause, it is my honour to welcome you as we stand side by side in the 'The Justice Revolution'.
So why did we pick justice? Out of all the causes on planet earth, why choose justice? Especially in a country which sees 'justice' as something to do solely with the legal system and courtrooms. Well to us, justice is more than something that is meted out in the courtroom.
When I look at the world I live in, there's a lot going on. On one hand, we have the uber-rich, who have more money than they can possibly spend in one life time contrasted with ultra-poor, who on the other hand don't have enough to get through the day. We have a rising middle-class who are beginning to experience the joys of capitalism and all that it has to offer. On one hand, I have the watchman who lives next door, who is willing to work hard but will probably never earn enough to send his son to college. In the same apartment, live families who will send their children overseas for an education that will cost 50-60 times what it would cost to send the watchman's kid to school and college. Something is wrong with this picture. How can one child have the world at his feet while the other might end up as a footstool to another's success. Something unjust about this.
I struggle with this ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor. And everyone (including me) seems to want to get richer! (I'm not saying that that's a bad thing but it is a reality that we must accept). My prayer is that in our pursuit of the capitalist dream that we don't forget those less fortunate us. When the rich serve the poor, when the wealthy care for the needy, justice is served. We live in a country with a massive amount of need. In the midst of our busy lives, let's always know that justice is best served when we lend a helping hand to each other.
From fighting human trafficking to ending bonded labour to being a social entrepreneur to making poverty history to feeding the poor, to saving harassed dowry victims to standing up for Dalit rights, you can choose from a plethora of causes to geT behind. As you choose your cause, it is my honour to welcome you as we stand side by side in the 'The Justice Revolution'.