Many of the students, despite having privileged backgrounds themselves, were amazed by boarding schools' large campuses and lavish trimmings.
Most members of the ring are from relatively privileged backgrounds themselves, and their proximity to their victims sharpens both their envy and their sense of entitlement.
It was to their credit, you may say, that, recognising their limitations, they wanted an adviser who understood the thoughts and feelings of people less privileged than themselves.
They really struggle to talk about social mobility, partly due to the awkward reality that many of them had hugely privileged backgrounds themselves.
Air travel has come a long way from a half-century ago, when passengers were in privileged company, themselves and their bags handled with respect.
Compared with them, Jodie Foster's brutal defence chief sounds harsh, but what she says makes sense: unless the privileged protect themselves from the just demands of the poor, they cannot expect to survive.
Although we had many successful minority scientists come speak to CLIMB students about how they overcame obstacles, this wasn't enough: Students persisted in the belief that these scientists were innately more intelligent or privileged than themselves.
Whether through white flight, the optics of diversity, or metaphorical and actual wall building, the privileged spare themselves the sight of disparity, and foreclose the possibility of empathy and transformation.
Kamala and Gopal have learned from Jangi Singh the true happiness of compassionate detachment -- they are at peace with all of life, including its challenges, and yet they feel a great responsibility to this world they are living in, and devote their lives to the service of people less privileged than themselves.
A lot of people gain a lot of happiness and fulfillment by giving back to people less privileged than themselves.
