What The American Dream Mean To Me
In the Constitution, the American Dream is defined by life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as well as Manifest Destiny. To foreigners, the American Dream is family and a job to support them. To natives, the American Dream is a bit blurry. To some, it means making it big, and living a stable life where money troubles don’t exist and all is well. To me, the American Dream is living everything to the fullest, and being happy with what life decided to throw at you. My grandma tells me the American Dream is, and I quote, “A chicken in every pot, a roof over everyone’s head, a job for everyone, and to make it better for the future than it was for the past.” My grandma and I share similar ideals when it comes to the American Dream.
Certain
people living in this country might not agree with my family’s idea of the American Dream. They might think it’s to be as wealthy as possible and not care how they get it. Others might say to spread the word of God and crush everyone else’s beliefs. To each their own, I say! Personally, I could care less what their version of our Founding Father’s wishes were. As long as they don’t shove it down my throat, it’s all good. I just hate it when people do that. We have a right to our own opinion. That doesn’t necessarily mean we have to force it upon others. I believe there’s an unspoken/unwritten rule about that somewhere. If there isn’t, then too bad, there is now. I think people can agree with me when I say the American Dream should be whatever you want it to be. It could be to have a happy life, to have a big family, whatever. No one should force anything upon you to warp your own version of what you believe it to be. That would violate certain freedoms we have, therefore not really being American, in some people’s eyes. Then again, who am I to judge? I just believe we have the freedom to determine what the American Dream is, just as my family helped me determine what my version of the American Dream is.
Certain
people living in this country might not agree with my family’s idea of the American Dream. They might think it’s to be as wealthy as possible and not care how they get it. Others might say to spread the word of God and crush everyone else’s beliefs. To each their own, I say! Personally, I could care less what their version of our Founding Father’s wishes were. As long as they don’t shove it down my throat, it’s all good. I just hate it when people do that. We have a right to our own opinion. That doesn’t necessarily mean we have to force it upon others. I believe there’s an unspoken/unwritten rule about that somewhere. If there isn’t, then too bad, there is now. I think people can agree with me when I say the American Dream should be whatever you want it to be. It could be to have a happy life, to have a big family, whatever. No one should force anything upon you to warp your own version of what you believe it to be. That would violate certain freedoms we have, therefore not really being American, in some people’s eyes. Then again, who am I to judge? I just believe we have the freedom to determine what the American Dream is, just as my family helped me determine what my version of the American Dream is.