Equality Doesn’t Exist
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” (Mark Twain)
Everything Doesn’t Matter Equally
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Equality is a worthy ideal pursued in the name of justice and human rights. In the real world of results, however, things are never equal. No matter how teachers grade — two students are not equal. No matter how fair officials try to be — contests are not equal. No matter how talented people are — no two are ever equal. A dime equals ten cents and people must absolutely be treated fairly, but in the world of achievement everything doesn’t matter equally. Equality is a lie.
Understanding this is the basis of all great decisions. So, how do you decide? When you have a lot to get done in the day, how do you decide what to do first? As kids, we mostly did things we needed to do when it was time to do them. It’s breakfast time. It’s time to go to school, time to do home- work, time to do chores, bath time, bedtime. Then, as we got older, we were given a measure of discretion. You can go out and play as long as you get your homework done before dinner. Later, as we became adults, everything became discretionary. It all became our choice. And when our…
