Sometimes people take what they have for granted. There are people around the world that would do anything to have the privileges that we have. A high school teacher decided to teach his students a powerful lesson about it and the way he did it was so simple, yet so effective.
He handed each student a piece of paper and told them to crumple it into a ball.
Then he placed the recycling bin in front of the classroom.
He told his students: “You represent the country’s population, and everyone has the chance to become wealthy and reach the upper class.”
“All you must do is throw your paper balls into the bin while sitting in your seats.”
Of course it was harder for the students in the back to make the shot and they complained about the unfairness.
Everyone threw their ball and many (not all) students in the front made it, and only a few in the back made it, as expected.
The teacher said, “The closer you were to the recycling bin, the better your odds: this is privilege. Did you notice how the only ones who complained were in the back of the room?”
“But people in front of room were less likely to be aware of their privilege. They only saw 10 feet between them and their goal.”
