Hey everyone, I hope that you are all well.
I’m finding it really hard to set up my blogs in WordPress.
I have been thinking about how we view and perceive each other as fellow human beings. It seems that we either identify ourselves as different to each other or similar. The key difference I think, is that if we identify as the latter, then we make a connection and close the gap because we are similar, nearly the same. On the other hand, if we identify ourselves as the former, then we open up the gap, because we are seeing our differences, so we are basically saying we differ and are not the same, hence we categorise, label, fall out and hate.
Lazy, posh, poor, spoilt, thick, this that and the other and yet we are all human beings. We all live in the same world, we all have the same makeup and bodily functions and we all have the same needs.
Why is it then that we find ourselves making remarks on others’ differences? I’m immediately thinking that it’s directly out of frustration and anger. I can’t help but think or wonder, that perhaps there’s a little conditioning that has gone into this as well.
People of colour use to be slaves not too long ago, maybe still perceived by some as subordinates or less important.
It’s like, wow, look how far we’ve come! And then like, geesh, look how primitive we still are!
Race, religion, politics, ethnicity, just to name but a few, are the major dividers. State schooled or privately schooled another biggy in this topic. But there isn’t a state degree and a separate private degree, is there? Let’s hope not.
So as you know, I’m father to 5 children. Like most parents, if not all parents, we worry about our kids’ futures. We try our best to secure it. We consult and advise them, that this is where they should be heading, this is what they should be doing to secure that future. But let’s say for instance that my child went to Goldsmith University and yours went to Oxford University, both the same gender and age, both with the same degree. Who will get that job? And again, if your child went to Oxford and mine to Eton, with exactly the same results, who would get the job now. And finally, your child is white and attended Goldsmith, mine is mixed race and attended Eton, who wins the cake now?
I think that it is extremely important to understand and to eradicate this. It should be to do with character, efforts and what you know, not where you attended your studies, the tone of your skin or who your father knows, right! Consider this: All men were created equal. Would you agree with me here? That all of mankind is equal, the same. I hope so. Are all jobs the same? No they are not. Now, let’s has assume that John doesn’t have a degree, he left school and went straight into work at 17. He has 8 GCSE’s and he is a road sweeper. He started on £18,000 a year, he has worked the same job for 10 years and is now on £22,000 a year with a partner, and two children.
Jack went to College and then University after school. He is now 25 and has started work as an Architect. His starting salary is £65,000 a year. He works there for 3 years and is promoted to project manager drawing a salary of £80,000. Is that acceptable in your view? Does John feel similar to Jack or different? Does John like Jack, what sort of feelings has he got for Jack? How could this have been made right? Now then, consider a world where absolutely everyone has got a degree. Who will sweep the roads now? Will it be for a significantly less pay? Someone would still have to sweep the roads and clean the toilets. So would we all be on the same salary, increments and pension? Would we feel the same or would we feel different to one another. Would it create a divide or would we feel closer and equal?
Let’s discuss
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