We read in Holy Scripture the following: …To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked. (Luke 12: 48) Indeed, to believe that we all start at the same place when we incarnate onto earth is to believe in an obvious misread. The bottom line is that some of us are born into very favorable circumstances, including good parents, quality education, strong connections, and a wealth of opportunities. Then there are those that are born into very difficult and imposing circumstances, and thereby to believe that those born into privilege should be adjudged the same as contrasted to those that have been born into rather dire circumstances is to suffer from not recognizing that which is clearly evident.
Those who are gifted with opportunity have an incumbent duty to do something of substance with the advantages that have come their way. When they, despite their advantages, end up failing, they should not just suffer the opprobrium of their contemporaries, but also need to be cognizant of their personal failure. This signifies that they should be adjudged harshly for their failure to uphold the advantages that they were privileged to be granted, so structured for the expressed purpose of achieving something of merit, meant for not only their personal betterment but also that of the society that they represent. After all, when those that have been given much, that have not done what they ought to have done to make their community a better place for their good participation in it, this signifies that not only have they let their own self down, but they have let their community down, because when gifted with the talent to do great and good things, they did not.
So too, those that are placed in positions of great power and are entrusted with doing right by the people -- thereby have an innate responsibility to do exactly that, for those that are entrusted to do good things for the people have an inherent obligation to make good on that. In truth, those who have been entrusted to do good deeds but don’t end up doing anything of that kind have made the people to suffer, and should be held accountable for that, because it was their responsibility and their duty to do right, and they have instead done wrong.
Each of us will be judged, and judged according not just to what we have done, but also what we could and ought to have done, and have thus failed to do. Those who have great talents and have had grand opportunities bestowed upon them also have an incumbent obligation to do right by these gifts, because not everyone has these gifts, and when these are misused, misapplied, or simply never activated, then society as a whole is the domain that suffers the most.
So then, to those who have been given much, we find that they are required to do much with their given talents, for these are the very same that have been tasked with doing great things on behalf of the society in which they are an active member, for the greater good, and for the necessary progress of humanity.