The idealism of justice and fairness: Is there a better alternative?

[charlie cho]

I value goodness just before compassion/love, which is my most top value, after introspecting myself. And my definition of goodness is based on both being just but also making me and the world richer spiritually, physically, and financially: this includes animals and material things. 

However recently, I watched a video Krishnamurti defining what true justice is and it really spoke to me. He was implying the very pursuing of justice needs three things which is compassion, love, and mercy, other wise justice does not exist. My interpretation of his sayings was one should not care of justice or fairness because the world isn't fair or just from the idle beginning. One should rather focus on love and mercy. The word mercy truly spoke out to me.

I am not here to say words will ever convey the true Goodness  of the universe. It never will. The word is never the thing. The finger is pointing to the moon, but it is not the thing we should focus on. Anyway, I feel Krishnamurti is saying the state of enlightenment has a quality of mercy, which translates to as the ultimate state of justice. Watching the film again, I see he did not completely deny the existence of justice. He was simply saying the very idea of justice won't do very much in actualizing it, unless we are able to express the quality of togetherness, mercy, and love. 

I am in a bit of a turmoil right now, because I'm considering to change my priorities in my values. Maybe justice should be replaced in my list. Maybe I should completely eradicate the idea and replace it with the virtue of mercy since I already have the value of love/compassion in the top of my list. What you think of the virtue of justice? Is it overrated? Is there a cynicism in it? Or do you feel justice really needs to be considered fairly in our lives. 

[martins name]

@charlie cho what does justice mean to you?