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After banya, I recorded a forty-minute self-talk, which for the most part was dedicated to the concept of justice. This is a spectacular way of learning the topics for the club. Today, I’ve discovered more about justice than I’ve done by thinking about it for the whole week. First, I clarified my thoughts, separating the concept of justice from the concept of social equality. Then I lingered on crime and punishment, trying not to mix them with vengeance; and finally, I talked about justice as a virtue. Although it was difficult to be precise, after reflecting on the matter long enough, I came up with a tangible definition. A just person is someone who acts and speaks in a way that shows a clear understanding of what he’s doing and why. There may be an objection like, if, say, a judge sentences someone to death because he’s paid for it or something; he has a clear understanding of what he’s doing though he’s not supposed to be called just. To that I say, “No, he doesn’t understand it clearly.” If he does, he certainly won’t do that. Eh, perhaps, my definition is weak. Yeah, it’s weak. I actually did not make it while having self-talk. I’ve made it up just right now. When having self-talk, I pointed out that people who blame other people, governments, social institutions, etc., are almost never fair. Their injustice may be easily detected after one listens to their speech or reads their books for a sufficient amount of time.
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