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Comment by hkmurakami

This is why I have some trouble with the term "winning the birth lottery". On one hand I did nothing to earn my good circumstances, but on the other hand, my immigrant parents worked extremely hard to afford me the huge advantages I have today. To me, labeling this as just "luck" seems disrespectful to my parents.

So while I do not necessarily buy in completely to the idea of the birth lottery, I do believe that I do have a elevated level of responsibility to do good with the advantages and resources at my disposal.

parent hkmurakami 12 years ago

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