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JusticeWhen the question is asked "Can we live in a just world?" In effect it isasking us a variety of things. "Can there be justice for all?" and "Can therebe compare for all people?". The answer to this question is noneUnfortunately we live in a world where justice has never really transpired. Thefirst justice that I would like to speak about is person-to-person justice. Blessed arethose reared in a household innocence of the deadly sin of envy. Their liveswill be tormented by a grinding rage that they are not beautiful, orfamous, or favored with gifts of fortune. They will not demand as a naturalright or an entitlement of personal equality with everybody under the sun normaintain that their opinions are as good as anybody elses. They will not coveta neighbors goods. And thus they may come to sock peace of soul. Theinjustice of equality 10/15/93 The point of this statement is not to say thatenvy makes equality. When we entreat for "personal equali ty" with people, we wishto deny what we really are and allow for superficialness. We become so obsessedwith our possessions that we forget who we are and the beauty of our differences.Aristole said that "it is unjust to treat unequal things evenly". All peopleare different, that is exactly what makes us human, so when we treat peopleentirely the same, we deny their identity. For example that does not mean thatI should not treat all people with respect, but I fee...