Justice.
Everyone demands justice, but no one can really say what justice means.
Justice should describe the ideal state of social togetherness, but what is the ideal state? Does justice mean equality? And in which sense equal?
Would it be just if every human being received the same, and all goods were distributed equally among people?
Or is equality of opportunity just justice? So that every human being has the chance to achieve the highest possible standard of living with his potential and diligence? Is it fair that some people with a lot of talent can achieve a high standard of living and others with little potential never have the chance to achieve this despite diligence? Would it be fair to balance the innate different potentials of people?
The social position and standard of living are highly dependent on innate qualities. A child who has successful parents is lucky, because through better financial possibilities and contacts, the child has much better chances to become successful in his life. As a child of the lower classes, this is virtually impossible.
In today's society, those who are successful get recognition, but not those who achieve a lot. If, for example, bankers cheat thousands of people on the table, i.e. legally, they are socially seen as shameful beings of society. But bankers enjoy a high reputation because of their income.
Would it be fair if there was an ideal society in which everyone could be objectively evaluated in their performance and paid accordingly? And if this were the absolutely justice state, would the people at the bottom of society be able to bear this state psychologically at all? If they would objectively stand there as social losers?
The concept of justice is so abstract that it ends in definition in a subjective view. A sense of justice is a moral feeling and follows one's own position in society. To form a society into a consensus on the sense of justice in which every human being feels treated fairly cannot exist. Only the factors of a better starting position through innate talents lead to extreme imbalances. Some people have the chance to fulfil their dream of life, which may also be the dream of many other people. Others do not have this chance because of the lack of potential.
Trying to balance this out may be fair from the point of view of some people, but from the point of view of others it will cause great injustice. Every radical form of justice leads to even more injustice. To what extent is the compensation of the natural equality of human beings just?
What does justice mean to you?
