The Americans' Dream
Since the birth of America, 2015 years ago, the idea of the American Dream has mindlessly flown through the heads of our great patriotic ancestors. In fact, some die hard Americans still believe in this "American Dream", to find them you must search the depth of any local NASCAR race track or shooting range. Historically, there have always been ideas that have changed America. These have been classified by the public as American dreams after they have succeeded. But they aren't really dreams, they are desires. These desires have ranged from freedom from England, emancipation, secession, material success, to basic civil and human rights. The reoccurring factor here is change. Change in society seems to be the true American dream. America will never be good enough, a group of hippies will forever be protesting some big government conspiracy, and people will always be struggling to get by. Each big change that leads us to our future will be looked back on as the American dream of its time.
Wealth comes down to the beholder. A rich man might forever be poor in good spirits, and a poor man might forever be miserable. It really all depends. Wealth should be assessed when you die. Are you dying with regrets, or with dignity and happy memories. Personally I see it that wealth is not monetary and psychological, but the balance of the two. Supporting yourself and those who rely on you is simply getting by, as well as mental and emotional stability. Treating yourself and those around you, while feeling good about yourself is wealth.
We view those impoverished as lesser peoples. They are weaklings in society and we take pity on them. It is unfortunate but true, even though they are just as human as the rest of America, they are looked down upon condescendingly. They wealthy are viewed as evil, and scheming villains looking to grab every penny they can and pay about 14% income tax... Everyone has a reason to hate everyone, wealthy and poor are just two more adjectives that separate Americans. I feel that there are a lot of poor idiots and a lot of poor geniuses. Life isn't fair to those geniuses. The same applies to the rich idiots and rich geniuses.
I would just like to say that you seem like a very conflicted young man who has some troubling thoughts. Through a proper auditing, I, Thetan level OT V, can help you remove these bad thoughts and uncloud your mind. Then, your views of what is wealthy, poor, etc. will be clear. Your analytical mind will be so far above the clouds of society, that it will scrape the stars. I do not share your thought that social change exists due to the current Dream of America. Social change is caused by thetans that create violence and sadness or by OTs that can see the truth about the world. Simply cross the bridge, young preclear, and take LRH's hand.
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