I know this is kind of sudden, but, please, it will only take a moment. I want your honest opinion.
Are people equal or not?
A proper society will constantly strive for equality. There are those who clamor for men and women to always considered equal. As a result, we raised the employment rate for women, we made specialized subway cars only for women. Sometimes, women will even argue over the order of names in a family register. The public opinion of people with disabilities has also changed. We're now told that we should not use the term "disabled people" when referring to them, so as not to discriminate. Nowadays, children are taught that all people are created equal.
But is that true? I have my doubts. If men and women have different abilities, then their roles should also differ. People with disabilities are still disabled, no matter what polite euphemisms you use. No matter how you try to avert your eyes, the meaning of the word does not change.
So, my answer would be, "No, we are not equal." To be human is to be unequal.
Equality does not exist.
Long ago, in a bygone era, a great man said that heaven does not set one man above or below any othe. However, he did not necessarily adhere to the idea that everyone is equal. Did you know that there is more to that famous passage? The rest goes like this: Everyone is equal when they are born, so I ask, why do we see differences in position and status? And it continues: Do you or do you not encourage learning to create a difference?
So then, education creates an imbalance.
The point's spelled out there, in the
incredibly famous work Gakumon no
Sume. Even though this is the year 2015,
the modern era, nothing about these teachings has changed. The situation has
only grown more complex and fraught.
In any case, we are human beings. We are living, thinking creatures.
I don't think it right to simply say that we
are unequal and then live our lives based
on pure instinct. In other words, though
"equality" is a complete lie, we cannot
accept inequality, either. Right now, I'm trying to come up with a new answer for
humanity's eternal question.
Hey, you there. You, the one reading this
book right now. Have you ever given
serious thought to the future?
Have you ever considered that purpose of
going to high school or to college? Though
the future may seem hazy right now, do
you think you'll find a job someday? That's
what I used to think. Back when I finished
my compulsory education and became a
high school student. I hadn't really
considered the future. I'd only felt joy at
being nearly free of obligation. I didn't
consider the incredible influence that
school would continue to have in my life,
on my future. I didn't even understand the
purpose behind studying language or numbers.