It isn’t often that I take a look at my place in the world. I, of course have my own complications, have my own worries, have my own problems, have my own issues that affect my daily life, as anyone experiences. But I am also aware, whether it’s because of my age, my loving and caring upbringing, or the experiences and knowledge I gained as a young and idealistic college student, that I have a very privileged place in the world. In fact, as a young moderately well off white male, I, and I don’t this is too much of a stretch, have perhaps the best chance of succeeding, and have probably the most successful life statistically speaking.

I am no claiming that I am a better person for all of that, far from it, I have realized that I come from a privileged position, I don’t have to daily deal with questions related to race, or gender. How often does the media like to plant soapboxes under the feet of rising stars, many times because they are in a minority group. Some of these people have no interest in playing these game of politics, and I couldn't imagine how frustrating it must be when one becomes a unwilling spokesman for an entire group of people. I’ll never have the thrust open me, and I am both grateful for that, and sad that we still live so far from a post racial society.

As regards to my economic class, while the middle class is an alarmingly shrinking segment of the American population, it is nonetheless the desired spot to live in. I avoid the crushing instability and societal prejudices, that come with living in poverty. But I am by no means jet setting to my multiple homes, and relishing in the beauty of a matured trust fund that will bankroll me my entire live. I have been born into quite the equal playing field as far as career prospects go. I relish that opportunity, and I do my best to take advantage of it, because, if things happened differently, I would be working multiple jobs to pay rent, and have no education or other work to show for it.

I think it is important that I realize my place in the world. I want to help people, to help causes that would allow people to share all the things I had, things that I never took for granted. I want people to people to work at a job they love, at a career they value, without having to suffer and toil, just to pay the bills, or to not pay them. The text sounds preachy, but it’s what I believe. I think that if more people, regarding my class, would take note of what they were given, they might be a little more perturbed over what so, so, many other people lack.