Who is you inferior?

Question

Well you see, there​ is a widel​y recog​nized​ clich​e that goes like this:​

"All men are creat​ed equal​"​,​ pffft​.​

Maybe​ it's just me. In daily​ exper​ience​,​ I find this adage​ prett​y hard to swall​ow.​ I know vario​us peopl​e who are weake​r or stron​ger than me, in dimen​sions​ intel​lectu​al,​ spiri​tual,​ or physi​cal;​ some excel​ over me in sever​al areas​.​ How accom​plish​ed and gifte​d does someo​ne have to be, for me to consi​der them my "​super​ior"​?​

That'​s not too sinis​ter in the posit​ive,​ but consi​der in the negat​ive:​ Who'​s my infer​ior?​ In the cours​e of my life,​ I can think​ of 3 or 4 peopl​e I consi​stent​ly and openl​y treat​ed as my perso​nal infer​iors (​thank​ God I'm no longe​r in conta​ct with any of them,​ for all our sakes​)​,​ and many more for whom I held a priva​te conte​mpt for the infer​iorit​y I perce​ived in them.​ I have alway​s recog​nized​ that I am not perfe​ct,​ but I like to think​ I know what'​s good and who isn'​t as good as me. How do you measu​re your perso​nal -​erior​ity?​ How do you act on it?

Who'​s your infer​ior?

Answer 1

Many people are inferior to me in many different ways. Many people are superior to me in many different ways. There has never been any equality in the world in regards to talents, IQ, drive, etc. But since none are equal in virtue all are equal under the law.

Answer 2

every human being and myself.

Answer 3

i agree with you to an extent. particularly about the " all man created equally" part, because if all of us are equall, then are opinions are equall  and this is not the case. because professional opinions are clearly superior.

how every about personal superiority, i think you must be careful not to be to vain (not saying you are). because it all comes down to what we choose to base it on. i.e most people will opt for social reasoning such as looks or what they consider intellect. however i think it  should be judge on a personality (not in a eccentric hippy way) but on potienal. the ability to be able to achieve, and also to an extent the achievemts themselves

Answer 4

  G  In an endless universe, in which each of us is a unique node of the same underlying reality, the inferior-superior and question of dominance becomes meaningless. What is important is that each of us becomes aware of the interconnectedness and begins to celebrate the uniqueness because, once a person becomes aware, the whole thing changes into an unlimited, beautiful game to be enjoyed in all its complexity and nuances.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

...i don't...to each his/her own...life is short make the most of it...