The Road to Equality
“There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity” (The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014). This quote sums it all. We are turning into violent creatures fighting each other for wealth and power. But did humans forget that they are born special, they are distinguished by their intelligence, their feelings, and their sense of solidarity. The human race is failing to remember that all the 7.2 billion people living on this planet are just one big family, they have the same ancestors, the same origins, the same feelings, the same actions. Humans are mortal, but acting like they will live forever; instead of helping one another, they are destroying each other. Privileged …show more content…
This difference is creating a big gap between the rich and the poor, and it is our responsibility to fill these gaps one way or another. According to George Harris, “ For all citizens, regardless of their class, to feel that they are in it together with citizens of other classes, there must be a reasonable belief in the possibility of social and economic mobility on the basis of effort, character and ability.” (Georges Harris, What public universities owe the public). In order to alleviate the disparity between the two groups, the wealthy society should act based on a belief in justice and universal human rights. It is certainly easy for rich people to say that since India has a space program, it is not compulsory to be concerned about the 21.9 % ( Wikipedia, Poverty In India ) of Indians living in complete poverty. But the reality is that even if a country is developing, it does not mean that its population is neither in need of help nor of the attention of the developed countries. Even though the world is witnessing great advances in many countries that were once considered as underdeveloped, inequality remains a crucial and pervasive element in our
“There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity” (The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014). This quote sums it all. We are turning into violent creatures fighting each other for wealth and power. But did humans forget that they are born special, they are distinguished by their intelligence, their feelings, and their sense of solidarity. The human race is failing to remember that all the 7.2 billion people living on this planet are just one big family, they have the same ancestors, the same origins, the same feelings, the same actions. Humans are mortal, but acting like they will live forever; instead of helping one another, they are destroying each other. Privileged …show more content…
This difference is creating a big gap between the rich and the poor, and it is our responsibility to fill these gaps one way or another. According to George Harris, “ For all citizens, regardless of their class, to feel that they are in it together with citizens of other classes, there must be a reasonable belief in the possibility of social and economic mobility on the basis of effort, character and ability.” (Georges Harris, What public universities owe the public). In order to alleviate the disparity between the two groups, the wealthy society should act based on a belief in justice and universal human rights. It is certainly easy for rich people to say that since India has a space program, it is not compulsory to be concerned about the 21.9 % ( Wikipedia, Poverty In India ) of Indians living in complete poverty. But the reality is that even if a country is developing, it does not mean that its population is neither in need of help nor of the attention of the developed countries. Even though the world is witnessing great advances in many countries that were once considered as underdeveloped, inequality remains a crucial and pervasive element in our