Opportunity

Date: Friday 22nd May 2015,created by Toby Morris
Source :http://thewireless.co.nz/articles/the-pencilsword-on-a-plate

What is going on here?
This comic strip is created by Toby Morris, in here he is describing about opportunity inequality. Two people given the similar effort, but simply due to birth, the privilege and opportunity given ultimately leading them into vastly different wealth.




My Thoughts:
Singapore has been boasting its policy of equal opportunity for all such as the policy of meritocracy. While education is reasonable platform to decide who to have the better privilege and opportunity from the cooperate world, however fundamentally there are still many factors influencing who will have better opportunity for the education itself,just like how the comic illustrated. 

A future filled with wealth can be a result of a spark of luck or ingenuity,like founder of Facebook. However, we cannot talk about those, since those come by in the unexpected fashion.  Realistically speaking, the opportunity directly influencing us would be our environment itself. The place we born in, the parent we have, the friend we made, the decision we choose, all slowly shape our destiny.

Perhaps just like the girl in the comic, despite working just as hard or maybe even more than the guy, due to the opportunity she is born in, she cannot outdo the guy.

In conclusion, as a society/community, we wouldn't be able to make decision for others, however we can definitely help by cultivating and encouraging a healthy,positive, loving community for all people. Supporting social welfare cause, and equality between people are steps we can take to move towards a more equal opportunity world.