Mathematic of Justice

Once two friends were gossiping sitting near a temple. 
It was dark, and the clouds were hovering.
Later, another man came there and sat with them and started to sit and chat with both of them.
Soon, it started to rain. 
It was getting late - they were feeling hungry. 
Not knowing when the rain will stop, the two friends decided to eat the food they had brought with them. 
The third man said he was hungry too, but he did not have any food with him.
So, the two friends decided to share their food with him. 
The first man said I have three loaves, the second said, I have five loaves, and the three of us can share equally. 
Now the problem was how to distribute eight loaves among three people equally?
The first man suggested breaking each Roti into three pieces. 
This way, they will have 24 pieces, and each person can have eight pieces. This way, everyone will have an equal share.
Everyone liked this idea - and this is what they did. 
The two friends had a long journey ahead of them. So, they decided to spend the night at the Temple.
The third man, the guest, gave eight silver coins to them as a token of appreciation for the eight pieces of bread they had given to him and left.
After he left - the first friend said - let us divide these coins evenly - four coins for each. The second friend said that would be unfair - since I had shared five Rotis, while you had shared only three. Therefore, I should get five coins, and you should get three.
They started arguing.
Finally, they went to the priest - gave him the coins, and asked him to resolve the issue.
The priest said it was time for his nightly prayers - that they should rest for the night, and he will give his decision after the morning prayers. 
Before going to sleep, the priest thought dividing the coins in the ratio of three and five was the right thing to do. But he did not want to make a wrong decision, so he prayed to God for proper guidance.
Later, during the night, he had a dream. 
In his dream, God told him to give one silver coin to the first man and seven to the other. 
But my Lord, wouldn't that be unfair? The priest asked.
Shouldn't the ratio of three and five be more appropriate?
God said: look. 
They broke each Roti into three pieces, and each man ate eight pieces. 
The first man had three Rotis. He gave 9 pieces but took eight of them back.  So, he sacrificed only one piece for the guest.
On the other hand, the second man had five Rotis, which were broken into fifteen pieces. He also took eight for himself and sacrificed seven for the guest.
Therefore, the first man should get one coin, and the second should be given seven. 

The essence of this story is that our point of view and God or Nature's perspective might be very different.
We may not be able to understand Nature's sense of justice. 
We may see our actions and sacrifices in a narrow and self-praising style - While the Supreme or Nature might be looking at it from a different - more profound and broader angle. 
What may seem injustice to us might be seen as justice by others. 
We tend to see things our way - for our advantage - and try to justify our sense of justice. We tend to magnify our sacrifices and complain if we don't get the returns as much as we want. 
We may think we deserve much more for whatever little sacrifices we make. However, the reality could be very different than what it appears to be on the surface. 
                                                      Rajan Sachdeva