Why Is Life So Hard?

Philippines
February 27, 2007 3:34am CST
I know a person who has been through a lot, She was molested when she was only a kid by her father, they were so poor and couldn't even eat a decent meal for a day, I try to help as much as I can and one day I hear her ask this question "Why is life so hard? why are there rich and poor? why is life so unfair to me? I was at a lose of words and didn't know what to say to comfort her.. i thought of these words deeply wonder myself why is that so.. What do you think?
6 responses
@xelissa (776)
• New Zealand
27 Feb 07
Life is not unfair, it is a give and I have been so happy that I've gotten the chance to live it, even though I'm still young, I have a husband, daughter, going to college, my parents are still around, and I am as happy as can be. There are lots of things in life that are hard - including my battle of anorexia a few years ago, but there are good things too. I'm sorry that she's been molested and that she was/is poor, but that's life. I'm not saying it's okay to, but unfortunately the world is not perfect and there are people who are bad.
@LiminaL (164)
• Italy
27 Feb 07
if you consider life from a wide point of you, without closing your focus on your personal experience, you will realize that life in pretty unfair. The fact that you, like me, have had the fortune of enjoing life a lot, and someone else find her self in the opposite condition...well is quite a good example of how much unfair life can be. I don't find it fair that I'm enjoing my evening in the best company, in a worm place, surrounded by most things I might need right now, and some one else is abused in a way or the other wherever it happens
• Philippines
27 Feb 07
Life is indeed hard. Some endure hardship more than the other. But if you analyze the situation closer, life became the way it was because of uncaring people. Your friend's life became the way it is now because of the irresponsible father. He should not have molested your friend, he should be the provider for the family. Its his responsibility. But there is a saying "as long as your alive there is hope". Hope to change your life for the better. As long as there are caring people like you MALAMBING your friend have a fighting chance. Our pastor's daugther was sistematically raped when robbers broke into their house. This should have turned her into a resentful person. But it did not. Now the daugther is helping other rape victims overcome what happened to them.
• Philippines
27 Feb 07
the answer is in the song "Tatsulok" by Bamboo. Check it out.
• India
27 Feb 07
Life is Hard brings together two areas of enquiry which are seldom linked: intimacy and revolution. It really depends upon the individual as to how you perceive life???? It can be hard at some moment and next moment u will find u r sailing smoothly. So always have a better look towards life, help others and enjoy this little duratioin u r alive.
@joven222 (84)
• Philippines
27 Feb 07
i am sorry to hear this. we cannot deny the fact that there are really people who have encountered the worse in life and that make them wonder why life is hard. For the question that why is it that there are rich and why there are poor. In this aspect, i do believe God has made us this way for us to connect with each other. imagine if all the people are rich and have a equality in wealth, there is no need for a helping hand. Every one of us would not depend on each other but would depend no ourselves. God don't made us that way. He made us to connect with other people, seek help from others and should be willing to help others. "why is it life is so unfair to me." This is a sad statement that one person could have said. But tell your friend that life is not unfair for her. In the first place, you are one of the blessings that God gave her. We can say that she has suffered since she was a kid, but there are other cases more than that of what she had experienced. Other people experienced more pains and hardship. Remember that God won't give a problem that we cannot solve. Only strengthen our FAITH in Him and we will be a winner in the end. Just trust in Him and you can move mountains! There is no problem bigger than God!
@healer (1779)
• India
27 Feb 07
Life is hard for everybody in one way or the other there are people who are mentally ill and some physically unwell. We can see people on the streets who beg for a living so just imagine whats kind of life these people are having. In case of your friend its very hard to see her that way i too know some people like her. And all we can do is Love them, Care for them and help them