Ordinary I and Extraordinary Them

“Everyone is equal”

It was the favourite phrase of the principal of the middle school, I used to go few years ago.

Every person is born equally; by their individual efforts, differences are born.
In short, by hard work, anyone can become the best.
In the morning assembly held every month, he used to narrate it to the students every time.

There is a saying, some great person left in the past.
“Heaven doesn’t create a man above or below another man.”

Humans are equal when they are born.
The distinction between the rich and the poor, parentage, occupation, social status does not depend on birth, but comes down to a matter of education.
It seems these words are meant to explain the importance of education.

I wonder if the principal too, wanted to transform the words like equality and effort, to mean something like what the former great person said.

But from my point of view, I do not think people are equal since birth.

For example, let us illustrate in terms of sports.
Those children who are born in wealthy households, get guidance under first class mentors and are able to learn in well prepared environment meanwhile, children who are poor and can only practice alone in parks; there is a world of difference between them.

Knowledge, experience, quality of practice.
Whichever you pick, it cannot be said equal.
I think it happened because it was already unequal during time of birth.

Certainly there are individual differences in talent.
There are cases, where a person born in poor household, overwhelmed his surroundings with his natural talent.
But these are extremely rare cases.
Generally, this kind of difference is fatal for those who work seriously in sports.

Not only sports, but also in economic strength, parentage, future prospects in occupation.
This world is indeed unfair and is made up of a system which makes people compare themselves with others.

However, I think the biggest inequality is in terms of appearance.

People with good appearances and those with not.
There is an absolute difference between these two groups, not merely comprising in words.

Especially when you are a student, it won’t be an exaggeration to say that your whole way of life changes depending on appearance.
Just with good appearance, people will gather around naturally.
On the contrary, those with bad appearance only receive insults and bullying.

I don’t have a good appearance and there is no conspicuous thing which allows me to mix in with the other guys of class.

Hair extending near eyes, height is also approximately 170 cm and a thin physique.
To say frankly, it is plain.
To not have been insulted as an ugly person, for this I want to thank my parents who gave birth to me.

However, despite me having this clear distinction, it doesn’t mean that there is no trouble from surroundings concerning appearance.

The cause of that trouble were, a friend from middle school and a childhood friend I used to play with occasionally, whose family were friends with mine.
I have been troubled a lot when acting together with them.

It is the two people, Ogihara* Yuuto and Kanzaki Shizuku, who have been recognized as handsome and beautiful from everyone in school.

In Sakuranogaoka, the high school we go to, a handsome guy and beautiful girl ranking was held last year and while being in first year, both shined as first place in their respective lists.
Incidentally, in the couple ranking, they placed first even while they had not associated.
The award winners themselves had denied this but I remember pretty well that it didn’t seem serious.

Originally they became acquaintances through me, but they do look well sui