I was walking to my dorm the other day, and as I was walking I noticed something rather disturbing. There was a guy wearing a Nike shirt that said "Weak men can't jump." then right behind him I noticed a man in a wheelchair.
This actually broke my heart. Why do we live in a society in which we have to put down those less competent than us in order to feel good about ourselves? Why do we have to pick on the weaker ones at all? Shouldn't those bigger and stronger look after those who simply cant because they were born weaker? And why is it considered "normal" to desire some sort of superiority? Why is that something we need? Now, I'm excluding the business ladder or superiority of government, but in society it's not a good thing. We say "All men are created equal", but I don't think anyone actually means it.
Consider the only national issue that tore the country apart. It was the debate over whether or not one race was superior to the rest and if having ownership of another person was okay. Even today it's still an issue. We still hear all the time about racists and prejudice. Remember Trayvon Martin? His death was purely an act of racism. Perhaps race equality isn't as big of an issue today as it was before, and it's certainly not the only equality issue going on, but we definitely do not treat each other as equals.
We rip each other apart verbally, emotionally, and physically to try to prove that we're on top or that we're worth something. To gain some form of dominance over someone. Why? Why is it that important? Could we ever really be happy to truly act as if we're all equals? Is it possible for us to actually mean it when we say "We're all equal"?
Sadly, there is always that population of people whose egos would never let this happen. There will always be that handful of people who absolutely must feel like they are above the rest of the population. There will always be those who sport the "Weak men can't jump" wear, and the men in wheelchairs.
And it breaks my heart.
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