Our Constitution claims that all men are created equal. I am going to push back on that a bit and say that all people are NOT created equal. A woman is not as physically strong as a man, A beautiful person is always given preferential treatment over an ugly person, a fit person is preferred over a fat person, Culture and race can create inequality because of different values and morals, physical strengths and weaknesses. susceptibility to illnesses We are not all born into ideal situations, not all of our parents value education the same, If everyone was created equal, everyone would get A's in math, science and language arts in school. For some people living seems to come easy for them. For others, life is a constant struggle. We are all equally dependent on others, whether we admit it or not.yet our efforts to level the playing field often miss the mark. It has been said that, "There is nothing more unequal that our equal treatment of unequal people."
I see efforts to lift others up as decent, courteous, kind and in every man's best interest. It's not someone else's right to get something from me because they lack it, but if it is in my power to help someone and I don't, then what kind of person am I?
I am not suggesting that everyone has the same meal, the same car, the same house, but that everyone has the opportunity to earn those things. That everyone has the chance to eat nutritional food and drink clean water and have access to medical care and the freedom to own a home and work a job and benefit from the toil of their own hands. Justice cannot occur without freedom, so the first step is to ensure that all people have freedom. Opportunity and peace will follow when freedom brings justice.
Justice is not something that comes from laws and governments, it must come from our hearts. Rules cannot change the heart. Selfish hearts cannot bring around equality. We must love justice enough to lift up one another. When one person is lifted up all of humanity is lifted up.
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