Is the next life any kinder?

We often carry the hope that perhaps the next lifetime will be gentler, that the universe will finally decide to be fair to us. But how sure are we? How can we truly believe that the world will treat us better next time when fairness has never been guaranteed in this one?

Life often feels like a constant struggle, a never-ending battle against circumstances that seem to favor others while leaving us behind. There are days when I wonder if waking up is worth it—because even though I breathe, I don’t always feel truly alive.

I find myself longing for kindness, for fairness, for a simple moment of feeling understood. I would give up everything just to be treated with the same consideration I extend to others. Yet, every request I make seems to be pushed aside. Every time I reach out for help, the world responds with silence.

The weight of unfairness is suffocating, and it often feels like an unbreakable cycle. It’s easy to believe that things might be different in another life, that maybe we’ll be born into better circumstances, surrounded by people who understand us, who appreciate our existence, and who give us the love we so desperately seek. But that is just a dream, isn’t it? A hope that comforts us but offers no real solution to the struggles we face right now.

The truth is, life doesn’t come with guarantees. The universe doesn’t owe us fairness, and waiting for the next life to treat us better might mean spending an entire existence in despair. Instead of longing for a kinder future that may never come, perhaps we need to fight for fairness in the present. We need to create the kindness we crave and hold on to the hope that things can change—not because the world decides to be fair, but because we refuse to let its indifference define us.

Maybe the answer isn’t in waiting for the next life to be kinder. Maybe the answer lies in finding ways to make this life worth living. It might not be easy, and it might not always feel fair, but within us is the strength to demand better. Even if the world resists, we have the power to shape our own destiny, to carve out moments of joy amidst the pain, and to build the fairness that so often eludes us.

Because if we wait for another lifetime to be happy, we might just be waiting forever. And isn’t life, no matter how difficult, too precious to waste on waiting?