Equality

Equality

All religions state that everyone is equal in the eye of its God.  But here on this planet, people play games with equality.  They look at famous people such as Singers, Football Players, Film Stars and idolise them.  Why?  Especially when the person they are idolising has been born with the talent, such as singing, sport or acting, and that talent has brought them fame.

Not everyone is born with great talents.  Those that are, have been given a gift, and as such should use that talent responsibly.  It was gifted to them not for fame and fortune, though sometimes that just happens, but so they can use that talent for mankind. 

Everyone who is born has been gifted with a talent.  It might not be an amazing one, but everyone has a talent for something.  Babies when born, make people feel happy.  As the child grows, they develop the talents they were born with.  Maybe they have a natural ability to hit a ball, maybe they sing all the time, maybe they love dancing.  Yes, I have seen children like this, and in most cases their parents encourage them with these talents.  As the child grows it is then they should be reminded that they have been blessed with their talent and to use it wisely.

Just because a person’s talent is not overwhelming, doesn’t mean they can’t achieve great things.  Just think of the nurses and fire fighters, who use their talents to assist those in need.  I’m known for my organisation skills, which I use regularly.  Like the Nurses and Fire fighters, I do my job and people don’t realise until a later date, that because of us things get done.  Maybe we can be called the fixers. 

So, the fixers of this world should be famous.  Should be paid more. But we aren’t.  Those sports stars, and entertainers that are famous, and are paid amazing amounts for their talents, rely on such people as the fixers to make sure they turn up to the events where they are booked, protect them from their fans, and even look after their children.  But that fame and fortune certainly doesn’t make them more important than the nurses, the organisers and the firefighters. 

That being the case, surely, we shouldn’t be looking at one person with amazement, when the truth is, they are probably looking at others with amazement.  We all have our own abilities to use for the betterment of this planet, and therefore we are all doing our part.  Surely this makes us equal?

We are all born with certain talents, which should be encouraged to be used.  This means those people who become famous because they can play sport well, or act and sing better than other people, are good at those things, whereas you are good at what you do.  So why is it that people dislike or idolise others?  Could it be fear or jealousy? 

With talents comes responsibility. This word responsibility, seems to be missing in many people’s vocabulary in the past decades.  Everyone, and here I don’t just mean children, but adults, parents, politicians, priests and Heads of Companies; any place where responsibility is expected, seems to have grown into the blame game. 

The problem seems to be that when one person starts something, everyone jumps on the band wagon and follows suit.  We like to feel we are the same, so if it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for us.  Our version of being treated equally.  But when we blame someone else, we are actually, saying I am better than you.  When we idolise a star we are really saying, you are better than me.  We want and expect people to treat us equally but don’t feel the need to show respect and equality to others. 

There is no such thing as a perfect person.  We all have, and do make mistakes.  That makes us equal with everyone else on this planet.  Whether they be disabled, coloured, a prisoner, a priest, or a great singer, footballer or actor.  We are all someone’s child, and learn to be helped and help others.

I was very fortunate as a child to have parents that believed in equality.  My father owned a Newsagency.  He had to treat everyone equally because they were all customers.  No matter their background or their colour, if they came into the shop, they were welcomed and served the same as the person before them and the person after them.  When his customers were discussed at the end of the day, they were always spoken about with respect.  Even the man who came in and got annoyed at not receiving his newspaper delivery.  There was a reason for the complaint.  The man could have been more polite, but an apology was owed and given.  The man remained a customer. 

Unfortunately, there will always be people who won’t take responsibility for their mistakes.  And there will always be people who we admire because they are cleverer than us in some way.  But none of that changes the fact we all should be treated equally.  Each person on this planet was born, and will die.  Each person physically is built the same way, inside and out.  Each person has been given a talent, which might be small or generous, but it is a talent.  Each person deserves to be treated the same way as we expect to be treated by others.  If we do that then everyone will feel equal and be treated equally.

So, look into yourself and think how you would like to be treated by others, then show them the same respect and treat them the same way.

Julie Finch-Scally ©