I have good luck!

The other day I was in a Chick-fil-A in Bluffton, S.C., and while I was eating an Amish family came into the restaurant. It was not the first time I have seen Amish people but it definitely was an experience. Whenever I encounter a situation like this I often try to find something funny about it that I can tweet about or post on FB. Immediately something came to my mind, but I did not pull the trigger because it probably isn't politically correct. However, since no one reads my blog I can post it here and maybe make a few people laugh (and also a few people probably shake their heads).

"Sticking out at a Chick-fil-A. #AmishProbz"

In the last month I have encountered a wide array of people in my travels, and the one fact of life that always bothers me is that there are so many things that are out of our control. To some extend our very nature as a person is not in our control. Take for example the Amish family. The kids that were born into the family really did not have any choice whatsoever about their lifestyle. That is the only thing they knew growing up, and now yes, they may have the option to change, but the Amish doctrine of life is ingrained so deep inside their memory that switching is incredibly difficult.

Millions of children are born everyday and the place they are born is probably the most important determining factor in their life. Not ambition, drive, or anything else. Grant it these things can make huge differences in the outcomes of people's lives later in life, but really so much is due to where you are born and the infrastructure that is put in place. This is why our infrastructure is so vital to the success of our world. If there is inequality in infrastructure you will inevitably see inequality in the society. 

In the fight to lower inequality we should try and make it a level playing field by providing equal access to infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, libraries, universities, etc. Instead of worrying about tax rates our politicians should be pouring money into education, which is the key to making this country a meritocracy. 

All of us are a direct product of our environments. My "success" is somewhat due to my work ethic, but really it is due to the fact I was born into a middle to upper middle class family that could afford great education for me. Things would be a lot different for me had I been raised in different circumstances. At this point all I can really do is be thankful and then try and find small ways to tighten the inequality I see in the world. Change is slow, but you must be persistent.