Well, there are people who are stronger than me, and people who are smarter than me, and I guess it goes the other way too. I don't think that everyone is necessarily equal, though I don't think that inequality has anything to do with social status or money or race or religion or gender-- it has more to do with individual people.
And I think that for the majority, how we treat others has a lot less to do with equality and more to do with civility… things like good manners and patience go a lot further than strength and intelligence… and these are things that anyone can develop. And if someone has a very good heart, then that's something I can respect a lot more than anything else… people who send out positive energy tend to receive the same, and things like how smart they are or how strong they are or whatever don't really matter to anyone around them.
The only people I hold in absolute contempt are people who are both undeniably inferior, have bad hearts and lack manners… it sounds pompous to say 'inferior' but I can't honestly say that I haven't met people who fit that description… I mean, they have nothing going for them, so instead of being a good person and trying to make other people feel better, they try to bring others down to their level. I'm actually a lot more charitable than I let on with good intentions and trying to understand others' motives, but there is definitely a point where I lose my ability to empathize… maybe I need to be more patient with these people but I find it too difficult to be patient with people who actually DO deserve it, so they end up losing out big time in the patience department.