I want to be different.

I don’t know how to fight inequality. Or if I even want to. Maybe people were never meant to be equal. I, for one, don’t want to be like everyone else. I want to be different. That pulls me betwixt and between. Because I also advocate a narrowing of the gap between the rich and the poor. Yes, I want more equality when it comes to monetary wealth. And more equality of opportunity, too. The right for everyone to acquire a decent education. And I’m for universal health care. For rich and poor alike. But more than anything, I want to be different. A unique human being. Free to be a romantic idealist, a spiritual free-thinker, a political liberal, a lover, a dreamer. –Jim Broede