The American Dream
Just some thoughts...
When people imagine living the “American Dream,” some think of owning a luxurious mansion filled with the latest furniture, their garage with expensive cars, their closets drowned in brand name clothes, having a successful career, and maybe some extra money to do with whatever they please. What they fail to realize is that you don’t have to have material things to live the American Dream. Most people are already living it.
Surely being successful in life is part of it, but there’s so much more. Parents should be happy if they’re able to watch their children blossom into a young man or woman, achieving their dreams and finding themselves. That, in itself, is a beautiful thing. Having a special closeness or bond with your family in general and being able to spend time with them is important. People don’t step outside the box they’re living in to realize that they should be thankful for these things. They’re too busy searching for something that’s already there.
It shouldn’t take a family member dying or a near-death experience to make a person appreciate what they’ve had all along. Once they’ve done that, they’ll be able to find joy in even the simplest things, enjoy their hobbies, take risks, being the best they can be, and living an extraordinary life, one that’s worth looking back on in their final moments here on Earth.
In the words of James Dean, “Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” Then you have lived the American Dream.
When people imagine living the “American Dream,” some think of owning a luxurious mansion filled with the latest furniture, their garage with expensive cars, their closets drowned in brand name clothes, having a successful career, and maybe some extra money to do with whatever they please. What they fail to realize is that you don’t have to have material things to live the American Dream. Most people are already living it.
Surely being successful in life is part of it, but there’s so much more. Parents should be happy if they’re able to watch their children blossom into a young man or woman, achieving their dreams and finding themselves. That, in itself, is a beautiful thing. Having a special closeness or bond with your family in general and being able to spend time with them is important. People don’t step outside the box they’re living in to realize that they should be thankful for these things. They’re too busy searching for something that’s already there.
It shouldn’t take a family member dying or a near-death experience to make a person appreciate what they’ve had all along. Once they’ve done that, they’ll be able to find joy in even the simplest things, enjoy their hobbies, take risks, being the best they can be, and living an extraordinary life, one that’s worth looking back on in their final moments here on Earth.
In the words of James Dean, “Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” Then you have lived the American Dream.
Posted on April 21st, 2009 at 01:10am
I love you writing hope all of it :)
babygirlmel, August 13th, 2009 at 08:35:33am
It shouldn't take something as severe as death for us to appreciate our lives, but it does.
Fedex, April 21st, 2009 at 01:56:00am