Some people are born into opportunity Others are born into obligation. One child enters a world of stable income, quality schools, inherited business networks, and a passport that opens doors across continents. Another arrives in a place where education is distant, healthcare is fragile, and survival itself becomes the first full-time job. Long before either of them learns to speak, their life paths have already begun to diverge. This is what many scholars call the birth lottery — the simple but uncomfortable truth that a large portion of our life outcomes is shaped by factors we did not choose and did nothing to earn: the country we are born in the wealth or poverty of our parents whether our community is peaceful or conflict-affected access to education and healthcare legal systems that determine inheritance or marriage norms language, social networks, and even early childhood nutrition These are not rewards for effort. They are starting conditions. And yet, when we loo...
Edouard is a writer passionate about exploring the relationship between human behavior and the natural world. His work reflects on how modern social interactions mirror survival instincts found in nature, examining themes of competition, cooperation, insecurity, and empathy. Through his writing, he invites readers to better understand themselves and build more conscious, balanced ways of relating to others.