It is a problem. People always think that recognising the uniqueness in an individual will somehow put him/her above the equality line. Don't get me wrong, I'm not undermining the virtue of Equality. All I'm asking is if total equality is possible in a world where nature has clearly designed us to be uniquely different. How long can we deny the fact that not just biologically, but even mentally and emotional we are very different from each other? In my opinion, any sweeping generalisations only end up creating more grief among the people concerned. And I don't understand why mass generalisation is considered best practice when progressive ideas and inventions have mostly always been an individual effort.
That said, I don't agree with most of the modern day parameters used for enforcing Equality. But that is beyond the scope of this post.
I...I'm not sure I agree, but I don't know if what I have to say by way of contradiction is very substantive. I have no iea why I made this comment, no.
I'd like to hear your thoughts, no matter how disjunctive they may appear at this moment. The post I've made is by no means an absolute definitive idea. Like every other belief, it's a W-I-P. But that's where I got to on that day and time, so I jotted it down. Tell me what you think now.
Thing is, I do agree that parents won't discriminate, but they do understand the sterngths or weaknesses of their children are. More than anyone else. Even when we are all grown up and everything, my Mum treats me and my sister very differently in the way she talks to us. I'm the pacifist, and my sis is the firecracker in the family, and you should really see the different tones in which she tells us simple family news over the phone.
I think parents, more than anyone else, understand the diversity that makes their children unique, and try and adapt to that uniqueness. Favoritism has not been unheard of, but that isn't what we are talking about is it?
On Governments, though, I think it is their function to make sure that equal opportunity exists for everyone, despite whatever flaws or advantages people may possesss by way of character differences. It's not always that simple, and not always well implemented, and moreso, it doesn't always work, but hey, that's the intent.
No, I wasn't referring to favouritism. I'm talking about situations where parents fit all children into one box and expect them to think, behave, and act alike. They even, sometimes, expect them to produce similar results, esp by comparing their academic records. The focus always seems to make the other kids copy the idealistic one, who in turn gets presurrized into being a 'good' example. Unfortunately, there's no one shoe that fits all. What worked for the bright child may not work for the others. I've seen this happen way too many times around me, with different families, in different societies. It is a very subtle thing which doesn't necessarily happen in the face of a real crisis, say, a child with genuinely special needs. But when all children are physically and mentally deemed equal, the same treatment/expectations are sought out, irrespective of their EQ or talent
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But it is true also. We want to be equally treated but also be unique. I think we as humans have to figure that one out yet.
Peace!
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That said, I don't agree with most of the modern day parameters used for enforcing Equality. But that is beyond the scope of this post.
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I think parents, more than anyone else, understand the diversity that makes their children unique, and try and adapt to that uniqueness. Favoritism has not been unheard of, but that isn't what we are talking about is it?
On Governments, though, I think it is their function to make sure that equal opportunity exists for everyone, despite whatever flaws or advantages people may possesss by way of character differences. It's not always that simple, and not always well implemented, and moreso, it doesn't always work, but hey, that's the intent.
It's still muddled, but there you have it.
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