The value of fairness also arises naturally from oneness. Fairness means that we learn to treat each other in ways that honor our individual well-being as well as the greater good. In practice, this means helping others align themselves with truth, love, and power.
Fairness isn’t the same equality. The cells in any given body can be considered equal only in the sense that they’re all equally part of the same whole. However, in form and function, those cells are decidedly not equal. The cells in your body specialize for the good of the whole, becoming blood cells, brain cells, skin cells, and so on. Similarly, as human beings it isn’t in our best interests to enforce equality except at the basic level of equal human rights. Our strengths lie in our difference, so it’s important for each of us to explore those differences and develop them into talents. This development can still be considered fair, even though it isn’t equal.
When you interact with others, do you treat everyone equally, including friends, family members, and complete strangers? Of course you don’t. Embracing oneness won’t change that; it won’t compel you to treat everyone with blind equality. Oneness will simply provide you with a broader perspective for making decisions. Instead of being more generous with your friends and family members as opposed to strangers, oneness will encourage you to be more generous in those areas where you can have a greater impact, regardless of your current social loyalties. Sometimes that will require helping a close friend, while other times it will mean coming to the aid of a complete stranger.
When you’re aligned with oneness, everyone is part of your family. Yo don’t have the capacity to serve your billions of family members equally, but you can make reasonable decisions about where you can make a positive difference. That is fairness.
In a broader social context, fairness takes the form of justice. For justice to prevail, we must make decisions that fairly balance the needs of the individual with the needs of the larger whole. Ideally, this means striving to minimize conflict between these two levels. Justice isn’t merely the domain of our courts of law. It must be embraced by all of us as individuals. Whenever we turn a blind eye to injustice, we embrace separation instead of oneness, and we all suffer for it.
* Source: Personal Development for Smart People by Steve Pavlina