Why should an accident of birth make one person better than another? At the end of the day, we are all the same. We all have hearts and brains and skin and lungs. What we choose to do with our lives may define us but I do not believe that anyone is innately superior just because of their parents.
I live in a kingdom. One internet definition of this is 'a politically organized community or major territorial unit having a monarchical form of government headed by a king or queen'. My country is packed into a unit with other countries because of the existence of a monarchy. We are united and ruled by someone who has a job because of an accident of birth. A lucky sperm.
I realise it is not all wine and roses. Prince Harry certainly feels that he has been the unlucky sperm and outlines his feelings in his ghostwritten autobiography Spare. The book has sold exceptionally well, much to the annoyance of the press and news media in the UK who did their best to curtail sales whilst boosting their own by publishing all the juicy bits before it hit the shops.
France, America and Russia have all been sensible in going down the rebuild route. I am not saying that these are model societies or any more equal but at least they have made an effort to get rid of the pseudo-mystical royalty bullshit.
My ancestors have been farmers and servants and shop keepers and nurses. Many of them lived their lives in challenging environments and some of them did well for themselves. To me, they are more valuable than kings but I realise that most of the world doesn't give a shit about them. But at least, as far as I am aware, they never started any wars or invaded any countries.
My son will make his own way in life with whatever help I can give him. It won't be much and he will need to work for what he wants in life. He will be luckier than some.
I wish every kid in the world was as lucky as my son.
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