American Dream

Although the title seem a bit discouraging and sad but the reality of this is not true.  With the economy of now, it might look like as if the American Dream is fading away. However, comparing to the past generation’s quality of lifestyle, we are in a better stage. In a way, we have already achieved what American Dream initially defines: to be educated, to be worry free of food and shelter. Not to mention, the current generation have the best resources and the best technologies that anyone in the past generation can imagine. So why are we not satisfy with what we have. Some argue this is due to the rise of expectation in materials and wants. Since we already have almost every basic need in life, we want to strive for better. But as  we desperately strive for something that are unreachable, we are stressing ourselves of unnecessary needs. Meanwhile, in order to get those needs we have to work even harder to get them. Unfortunately, not everyone is able to give those efforts. Coincidentally, it is those who are unwilling to work argue the American Dream is fading away. Rather than American Dream slowly dying, it is us who are not satisfying the result of American Dream.