No one is equal. Not you, me, my wife, or anyone.Equality is an idealistic fantasy, that will
never happen.Maybe on paper – but not in this world. Or in the Kingdom of God.Here is why: We are all
different!Mankind’s attempts to legislate, or mandate equality, is a farce.Consider my wife and I: We have
both walked down seriously different paths, on our journey to "now."Now me: I’m an ex-gymnast,
martial artist, singer-songwriter-musician, writer/poet, cartoonist/still life and abstract artist, have
been called a biblical scholar, am ex-military, body covered with hundreds of scars, ex-homeless man, with a
criminal record longer than both of my arms and legs (Denver doesn’t like homeless people and writes out a
lot of tickets to prove it) and am generally just a nice guy. (But enough about me.)My wife, Margaret, who
has not gone through most of that, was born and raised in BG (outside of a few excursions out of state),
married #1 husband and raised four great kids, attended BGSU (I am a high school drop-out), became a nurse,
knows how to navigate the Internet (I don’t), can darn and crochet, and does "fine" doily type
stuff (that I cannot) which she gives away to homeless people in Toledo, while serving at a soup line (we’ve
both been there) and others around town.She hasn’t gone through most of what I’ve gone through, and
vice-versa.I just turned 58, and she just had another birthday.And we know that we are "not"
equal.We are a team; and of course there is no "I" in team.She has talents and abilities that I do
not possess, and I have talents and abilities that she does not have.We look at our marriage and
circumstances together and realize we "complement" one another.What she may not be able to do, I
probably can.And what I may not be able to do, she probably can.And I wouldn’t wish it any other way.We will
thankfully "never" be equal!And please try to keep this in mind: The "Kingdom of God" is
not a democracy – you don’t get to vote (it is after all, ruled by a King). And there will "not"
be such a foolish thing there, as equality.Please read the Bible, by yourself, for yourself, and figure it
out.Harold ChapmanBowling Green