The Myth of the “Elite”
There is no such thing as “elitism.” No matter how much anyone tries to convince me of that fact, it is simply not true. In God’s eyes, we are all equal as his children.
Dreaming up a concept of an “elite” class that you did not have the good fortune to be a part of is an excuse for becoming less than you otherwise could have been. In other words, it’s an excuse to not do anything to change your present social position.
That’s the pure and simple truth to the situation. So often in this society, people purchase items, seek the society of certain people, or join associations so as to cement themselves as belonging to a higher “class” of people than others. The “others,” witnessing said phenomenon and realizing they are (sadly) not a part of it, then categorize themselves as “other” and (tragically) “lesser.”
This myth of “higher” and “lower” classes of people is a whole load of hogwash.
It’s as if a colony of crickets were to suddenly decide that certain crickets having attained certain particular characteristics, who associate themselves with certain other groups of crickets, are therefore legitimized to call themselves “better” crickets than “other” crickets, who must recognize that they will forever remain “lower” crickets, no matter what they do in their short, cricket lives.
As a human being looking at the situation, can you not help but laugh? As God looking at us, can you not think of what he must be feeling?
There is no more time to be considering what obstacles you cannot surmount in order to achieve all that you want to achieve in life. To blame your parents, your race, your socioeconomic background, or whatever else you can think of is called lying to yourself. Unfortunately, it’s the lies we tell ourselves that are ultimately the most harmful. Once you lie to others, they stop believing you. But when you lie to yourself, you never really stop drinking your own Cool-Aid—until reality knocks.
That can come in many (often unsavory) manners. It could be a (surprisingly) low PSAT score, or a friend who has stopped associating with you because you are not “on the same track.”
Don’t subscribe to the blatant lie that there is some “barrier” to your success that was determined before your birth that you could not overcome. That is a lie that will keep you exactly where you don’t want to be. And sooner or later, your life will run out, and you will be left with nothing but regret.
P. S. Yes, there are people who are “advantaged” in life by money, looks, or what have you. But what, fundamentally, does that have to do with you? Start where you are and make something of it… like a real American.
