soar into the bright sky...

hi again, I am here to talk about the coexistence of inequality and free thought. Recently, I read the short story titled "Harrison Bergeron", which is about the danger of an equal and conformed society. If members of a society are all equally talented and conformed, then there will be no creativity among the community.  So, inequality must exist in order for some members of the society to stand out among others. The fact that we are not able to admit failure makes us very timid because life is not all about winning. What is the fun of winning if you never lose? success and failure are in coexistence with each other just like inequality and free thought. Therefore, we must admit our weaknesses in order to maintain this coexistence.

I don't believe that all people should be kept at the same intelligence level. Now, I am not degrading the less educated people. If everybody is conformed, then there will be no distinction between the less bright and more bright people. There will be nobody to lead the society. Without a bright and talented leader, the society may fall into ruins. Another issue about a conformed society is that smarter people will not have much freedom because they are forced to be equal to the other people. A society with no leaders or any free thoughts is not somewhere I want to live in.

Three people in the story represented three different ideas. Hazel represented the normal and lowest intelligence crowd. George represented the brighter people, but restrained by handicaps. Lastly, Harrison Bergeron represented the leader of the group, the one who craves freedom and leadership.

Naturally, I categorize myself as a Harrison type of person. I do think that there should be some social classes because what is the point of living if everybody is the same and you already got what you need?I would choose freedom over conformity because it means I will have more future opportunities. I can not take the pressure of being the same as everyone else because I want to be someone more. I want to constantly improve myself in a growing society. I think a conformed society is one that does not improve or grow. I would rather have a dark sky before a bright sky than having a gray sky the whole time.