The fundamental idea of Chinese thought was based on who you became, not where you were from. I found it resonant with Dr. King Jr.'s idea. When Confucius talked about 君子, he was not talking about a standard educational product or a model like Plato. He was talking about the path to achieving it. You can see it as he outlined the decision-making process with choices and his comments, which would make the difference.
When we talk about equality, we need to have a linear scale first, which is not trivial. In old times, few people got it. It is a pity it remains true these days. Life is a circle that cannot be linearized. For example, in a joke, the grandpa, son, and grandson were all lazy. When the grandma asked the old lazy to buy something, the old lazy ordered the mid lazy, mid lazy ordered the small lazy, and the small lazy whined to the old lazy. As a result, the old lazy had to do it himself. This was an example of order and balance without equality involved. This is the true life. Life is full of all sorts of circles tangled together; you can make the correct decision without bothering to think in a localized situation. But to invent a large-scale model and implement its rules to details, it almost always incurs a loss of humanity. It takes a great deal of effort to construct one's own large-scale model or understanding. But it is worth it since you can draw wisdom from it when you are facing a situation without any chance for hesitation. In such situations, your actions define you. The ancient Chinese used this method to get to know a person, such as Zhuangzi, Zhuege Liang, and numerous monks.
