The Broken American Dream

The American Dream, Wikipedia defines it as a subjective term usually implying a successful and satisfying life.


But what really is a successful and satisfying life these days? Is it truely what people would like to say it is, marrying the love of your life, and raising a family with him/her, and going through all those struggles and hardships but still in the end having an amazing family to come home to at night who will truely and undoubtebly love you to the ends of the earth no matter what you have done or will do?

I dont think our society defines it as that anymore.

Our society portrays the American dream and a good life as riches, fame, pleasure, and cheap highs.

What happened to being satisfied from a home-made feast after a hard days work hunting or harvesting the long toiled after crops? I would trade all the crap I take advantage of to be satisfied by that and to live that kind of humble life.

Why do we as American's pursuing a dream pursue money, sex, and possesions? What has brought us to this? These three things are temporary, they will not love you or care for you, they will not listen to you when you need someone to talk to. They will not keep you company while you smoke a pipe and just think. These things are NOT WORTH ANYTHING.

I think the dream we should be pursuing are amazing relationships. Relationships with friends, family, and our Lord. These are the things you can count on at night when you cannot sleep, these are the things that truely will last a lifetime, and these are the things that really can make you happy.


The American Dream is broken folks, it is time we start thinking about more worthy things to spend our time on.