For the Write Tribe Festival - Rediscovering your blogging groove
Day 6 - Ask a question on Inequality
Inequality is defined by the Free Dictionary as
The lack of equality, as of opportunity, treatment, or status
We find inequality in all things: there is educational inequality, social inequality, gender inequality, wealth inequality, We are always comparing one against the other. We are either too thin or too fat, too short or too tall, rich or poor, aristocratic or uncultured, educated or illiterate, powerful or meek, in high positions or low ones, highly paid or not paid enough, favoured or picked on, privileged or underprivileged. We've even brought discrimination into religious beliefs. And by this list alone, inequality paints a pretty bleak picture.
But the Libra in me needs to look at both sides of the coin. Inequality provides us the means to improve our lot in life, to grow and expand our knowledge. Perhaps even more importantly to learn to make peace with our lives, to learn humility and compassion, to learn to overcome hardships, to share and help, and to learn contentment. For if all things were equal and there was nothing more to do, then what would be the point of life itself?
There is of course gender inequality that does need to be addressed particularly in patriarchal societies where women and girls really do get the raw end of the stick. But perhaps if we shifted our focus to the wonderful things that women and girls have achieved rather than focussing on the atrocities, we might create that shift in thinking. You know, collective consciousness is powerful.
This morning as I was reading my book these words jumped out at me:
"Never assume that anyone is fortunate or unfortunate because of the way things appear to be. Fortune or misfortune is just a human way of measuring."
And that got me thinking about inequality from a spiritual perspective.
Can I be sure that your life is better than mine or that mine is better than someone elses? We each walk our own path and we each have a pre planned blueprint of our life. By whose yardstick do we measure equality? So my question is:
Do we have the right to change the course of someone's soul learning by obliterating inequality?
Probably not and chances are that we will be unable to.
We do however have the right to fight for the injustices and atrocities that are conducted in the name of inequality or by circumstances created by it. And along the way we shall win some and we shall lose some and perhaps fighting to obliterate injustices and atrocities and thereby create a better world is the point of it all.
May you find the means to make peace with your life.
Related posts:
Day 1 - Write a List - When Life Disappoints
Day 2 - Answer a Question - What Would You Wish For
Day 3 - Book Review - Afterlife of Billy Fingers
Day 4 - A Link Post - Linking some blog linkups
Day 5 - Pulling Tips Out Of A Bag
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