The American Dream

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Response to CoyoteCaliente

Very interesting rant and sometimes a good drunken release of pent-up emotion is just what the doctor ordered. Take two aspirin with a large glass of water and call me in the morning. LOL. But, I must disagree with your pessimistic view of the American Dream being gone. The American Dream is just about to come alive, for those of us who can see it for what it is.

I’m talking about a new wave of insight into our priorities. I‘m talking about going deep, and finding those special esoteric values of giving of ourselves and of our time. That is where the fountain if youth is found, along with the passion that will create compassion, and the peace-of-mind within. Step off that Merry-go-round of ‘faster is better’ with ‘high-tech advancement’, and go back to the basics. We have become addicted to the narcissistic pursuits of self-pleasure with the massive accumulation of materialistic ‘things’ for self-gratification and self-image. Can you say, PHONY? EMPTY? SHALLOW? DEPRESSING?

Redirect your vision to a time when the people worked together as a tribal-team, with a united goal for the welfare of the whole. I’m talking about tapping into the overwhelming potential of finding purpose, by working with and training homeless dogs at your local shelter. And then showing wayward kids how to do it too, and in the process they will find their inner values by developing patients, structure, discipline, focus, empathy, and compassion. I’m talking about hooking up our teens-at-risk, with those elders that are wasting away with atrophy in the retirement homes without a goal or passion to live for. I’m talking about fighting back at the onslaught of Alzheimer’s disease with a new aspiration and vision. A new way of sharing their wisdom, with the youth of today, in a joint effort to help the homeless dogs.

I’m talking about getting involved with the animal shelters and making a difference. That is the New American Dream. Salvaging our untapped and mountainous refuge pile of discarded Human Resources.