To know
“Human progress is not automatic… Each step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering and struggle” (Martin Luther King). The justice It is not easy to obtain, but essential to achieve the peace. It is defined as the moral virtue that consists of the constant and firm will to give to God and to others what is due to them. It is the virtue of right, which tries to regulate relationships between people with equity. It is usually represented with a woman holding a scale, as its objective is to “even the scores” between men.
To think
It is said that while a man was accusing his neighbor in front of Alexander the Great for him to do justice, he listened to it with one ear and covered the other. In the end, he asked her why he did that. The great conqueror responded: “I keep the other ear to listen to the accused”.
Indeed, justice requires listen to both sides, “the two bells.” The ancient Romans used the phrase: “Let the other side be heard.” Saint Josemaría Escrivá used to say that to have a complete idea of the situation you have to “hear the two bells and the bell ringer.” Let's think if we know how to listen to all parties.
To live
He said Albert Einstein that in matters of justiceWhen it comes to people, there are no big or small problems, they all have the same dignity. But justice is not enough, because it would happen like Gandhi said: “An eye for an eye and the world will go blind”. It is also necessary to benevolence, respect, gratitude, affability, honesty…
Justice is fundamental for peaceful coexistence: a world without laws would seem like a jungle with the law of the fittest. Without justice there is no peace. One must also live in particular: with one's spouse, children, friends… Establish sincere relationships, avoiding lies, false testimony, half-truths or deception. The righteous person is upright, simple and direct, he does not wear masks, he tells the truth. Let us be fair, says Pope Francis, and this will make us happy.
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