I call BS on this: "We accept that because, for the most part, it's true." There but for the grace of god go I. If everyone treated everyone else in this way,

I call BS on this: "We accept that because, for the most part, it's true." There but for the grace of god go I. If everyone treated everyone else in this way, the world and especially this country (USA) would be a better place. I've been reasonably successful in life. I chose solid parents (race, economic class, locale), an unexceptional gender and sexual orientation, a high functioning brain, a performant body, a fully paid-for education at a top institution. Yes, that's sarcasm. I feel I just got really f'ing lucky. My luck didn't end in school. I managed to build and sell several technology ventures in several industries. I picked lucky friends with good connections. I have seen much better ideas than the ones I built fail, and also seen much worse ideas make vastly more than I ever have. I have attributed almost all of my success to the luck of my circumstances. Yes, I'm sure I have worked to influence this in many ways, but the outcomes were not predictable and indeed in several cases were not even predicted by me when I was working toward them! There are many people I can and have named who have contributed to my success, but my having found them and my path does not smack of precognition but really of a lucky drunken walk. I always try to remember that, "There but for the grace of god go I." (I'm an atheist, sorry if I offend with the capitalization.) This is reflected in my behavior in numerous ways. I am a progressive liberal. I give outsize tips, especially to service personnel who make my life nicer (e.g., the dinner delivery person on a cold, rainy night). I always try to have a smile for people who have to deal with customers (like the airline agent after your flight is cancelled). I participate in civic programs to help transport people who need medical treatment. I vote for politicians who will help everyone regardless of their ability or willingness to help themselves, even at the cost of higher taxes. We have a quite unequal economy. We have poorly educated fellow citizens and humans. We have many challenges facing us as a society. The USA is the richest country in the history of the world (I think). I can't believe we still allow these things to exist, when it would take so little (relatively speaking) from so few (relatively speaking) to make things so tangibly better for so many.