• 10- St. Ezekiel Moreno/ Garcia BuenaFlor G.

This topic stood out to me because understanding justice means ensuring that everyone has equal rights and opportunities. When a person did something wrong, justice ensure that a person will receive the appropriate consequences. And if a person did a right thing there's a reward for their action. It also aims to address and rectify any injustice in society.

Justice is also not about law but it's also about caring about people and the earth, and loving you work. As St. Thomas Aquinas defined the virtue of justice as "the firm will to give person the due". The definition implies that we need basic things. A lot of people experience poverty. To show empathy to them, we need to feed those who hunger, clothe the naked, and shelter the homeless. Likewise, we need to share our blessing to other to show that we do care for them because each person is priceless. To show that we care about the earth we need to plant tree, stop littering, stop burning trashed and etc. In that way we show that we care for the earth and save people and animals.

Justice is important because it help create balanced and harmonious community. It also plays a crucial role in maintaining balanced and thriving community where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and people will live in peace.

There are different theories and assumptions that are involved to determine why an individual commits a crime. Each agency in the criminal justice system work together to obtain a common goal.

The most significant realization I gained is justice is not merely a matter of rule enforcement or punishment.

It is the deep intertwining of empathy and perspective-taking, a complex and multilevel picture within which a unique and delicate balance of circumstances, motivations, and human emotions lies.

Justice is ultimately about fairness and equity, about the dignity and respect of each human being. This knowledge has revolutionized the way I perceive and understand this concept.

Justice is one of the most common word we hear yet have much more deeper meaning.  My knowledge regarding this topic is limited. However, listening to sir Lester ,had turn this narrow knowledge of mine into a deeper realization. The insights that have caught my attention is this line “we naturally demand to be treated fairly in all situation, we ourselves may not necessarily be as consistent in treating others fairly”. We all desire to be treated fairly, we want everything to be fair in this world, despite of this we somehow fail to give people what is due to them as a human being. One hinderance to justice is we are to caught up on how others treat us, completely forgetting how we treat them. Justice is a reflection of love and respect for each individuals. Justice is a  fulfillment of our responsibility as a human being.