Its easy to believe that good is and should be rewarded, and evil is and should be punished. But the hard part is accepting that the world doesn’t work that way. From a young age we are indoctrinated that our hard work always pays off. Despite the reality of the situation, we are blinded by the ignorance of youth. This is apparent in the way we set up our society. We have schools that give the illusion that our grades and achievements are proportional to the amount of work we put in to our homework or how much we study. What systems like schools can’t account for is our start in life. We can’t control where we were born, our family, or our financial situations. Our differences like the skills we have, our gifts and our situations are apparent from a young age, but as we grow up they become more apparent as we develop our skills, and our situations change. The reason why we set up these systems is to try to encourage people to do the right thing for themselves and others. Working hard is viewed as important because it increases your chances of success. But it cannot guarantee your success. There are many instances of people who worked hard enough to become skilled, but their hard work wasn’t enough. They might not have been as good as someone who was naturally skilled, or they may have been a victim of their circumstance.