Love in Justice

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Fall of love births a plethora of injustices.

Why else would I renege on a contract that would be beneficial to both our interests?

Why else would I want to exploit an employee for my own personal gain and for their

consequent detriment?

Why would I batter and assault you?

Fall of love!!

That is where justice comes in- to reinstate the love.

For ages, the route to justice focuses on digging the well of hate, anger and bitterness deeper.

Love falls harder and deeper.

The route is focused on blaming and avenging.

“You did this…” we claim

“No we did not…” they defend.

And now we have institutions deciding on who is to blame and exerting revenge on our

behalf. The courts will declare

“We find you sinful in this case.”

“We will avenge on the victim’s behalf”

After the state avenges, is the love reinstated?

Will the former lovers be comfortable sharing a cup of tea as they used to before?

Has justice attenuated anger, hatred and bitterness flowing between the former lovers?

Neighbours are no longer neighbours!!

The number of enemies are increasing.

The justice route is not making the situation any better.

Blame and revenge is its major theme.

Forgiveness, love and understanding are none of its business.

But at the end, do we still say that justice has been met?

I doubt.

The calling of justice is to reinstate lost love.

To promote forgiveness and understanding.

To correct past wrongs and make relationships stronger.

The question to ask- at the end of this path, will we be lovers again?

Justice harbours no anger.

It harbours no pain.

It is the home of love.

There is love in justice.

We just have to find another path.

Lawrence Kariuki is a finalist at the University of Nairobi, School of Law(Parklands Campus). Currently, he is the Managing Editor of the University of Nairobi Law Journal(UNLJ)