BUT WE ARE ALL EQUALS UNDER THE LAW
Of
the six-plus billions of humans traveling as passengers in this
spaceship we all call Earth, there are no two alike; just as you will
not find two snowflakes exactly alike in the trillions that fall from
the skies each year; similar, yes, but not an exact replica.
The
differences can be interesting and at the same time give us reason to
celebrate this natural diversity. There are some drawbacks associated
with certain features; for example: I can’t play baseball because I have
no eye-hand coordination. By the same token I suck at basketball
because that is one game that taller people are able to play better. A
person who is only four feet tall may have troubles driving as they have
difficulty reaching the pedals; being a bus driver for them might be
difficult. Or a very overweight person may not fit into a miniscule
airplane seat. I may not be able to play billiards but I can paint a
beautiful landscape in oils or I have been known to entertain a group of
people singing a delightful song. But these are the differences
that make us humans unique and that is something for which we should all
be rejoicing.
Each and every one of us has
something to contribute to that ‘MELTING POT” and into that savory stew
goes a carrot here, an onion there and a few morsels of meat and we all
make it that much more savory and delicious, it is the nourishment that sustains us and makes us grow.
But
a very curious thing happens with us human beings. In our quest for
validation and the need to be accepted or belonging to a “group”; we go
out of our way to conform. We even resort to adding features to
ourselves that would facilitate entrance and acceptance into those
groups. We see how if we wear a certain garment that everyone wears all
of a sudden we are “cool”. If we belong to some religious group we
strive to be more like each other and conform to the traditions of dress
and speech of that particular group.
Of
course, the religious organizations as well as the political and
economic interests exploit this aspect of stupid human behavior. Some
religions require that we wear a certain garment like a hat or a piece
of cloth, the business world requires a certain dress code such as dark
suits and ties for men. (can you think of a more useless piece of cloth
or garment that a tie?) But once you shed human beings of their outer
clothing they are basically all similar and if you look closely, no two
are exactly alike, not even identical twins.
So
what is all this bullshit about “WHITE SUPREMACY”? Do these people
really think that they are somehow better than other human beings? Or sexuality supremacy? Are men superior than women? Being born on this or the other side of a body of water makes you better? If your skin has less pigmentation does that mean your brain capacity is outstanding? Does inserting a penis into a vagina make you eligible to enter heaven?
The
Declaration of Independence says: “We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these
rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed, etc.”
As
much as I admire and embrace that precious document and relish the
thoughts and words in it, I can’t help but think that perhaps it is a
bit inaccurate in that all men are not created equal, it actually should
say: “ALL MEN ARE CREATED DIFFERENT BUT ARE EQUALS UNDER THE LAW” if
you wanted to split hairs and be more specific.
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I like you rewrite. Who do we submit it to?
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