I am reading through he Thesaurus Phrase Book and I came to American Dream.
Roget's tells me American Dream definition is Material Wealth
I think this is not correct. What do you think?
We all want two chickens in every pot and two cars in every garage. We want more for our kids then what we have or had. but... we want much more.
We as Americans, even if the eagle is our emblem, believe it or not , we want peace today and in the future. We want harmony, happiness. Pursuit of happiness is in our Bill of Rights.
We want equality.LOOK AT OUR CONSTITUTION COME ON ROGET GIVE US MORE. We hold these truth to be self evident that all men are created equal , that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights ,that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We want freedom,we value freedom enough to go to other nations to fight for their peoples freedoms ,their pursuit of happiness and equality. Enough to give our sons and daughters as a sacrifice for these ideals.
We want good education and higher education that is affordable .
We want health options that are affordable.
We want a job that can support us and our families. We want a roof over our head , food on our tables and heat in our homes or air conditioning depending where we live.
We are a huge nation.
We want running water and electricity. We want to know how to use technology as it is developed .
We want to be better. We want be good ,caring citizens. We want to protect our environment.
Roget's Thesaurus what is our dream really?
A dream of a better World for our children. Where they can live, love, learn and pursue happiness. Where they are free and equal and not afraid. Where they matter as much as any one else. Where they have enough of everything they need.
What is your dream?
Mine is to live here, in our own United States as an American, safe, happy and healthy .
I dream this for my children too.
I feel safe in saying most of the Americans I know have this dream.
Higher education that is affordable. That's a novel idea. I believe that our needs are more basic than we think and the things we need the most are free such as love. Learning should be lifelong and we need to keep things interesting. Safety is not overrated. I wish for everyone in the world to have a roof over their heads, water to drink and enough food to eat.
ReplyDeleteThings still exist with this planet such as racism and other forms of discrimination. I want these things eliminated and everyone to live in a society based on freedom.