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Monday, March 8, 2010

The Pursuit of Happiness

A lot of America youngsters have ambitions through the roof about the future and who they want to be. My sociology teacher mentioned how some sociologists have a fear that these ambitions would not be met and will lead to a rise in depression among young Americans.

On the one hand I have seen some of the dreams of my peers crushed by reality and probability, but on the other hand America is the "Land of Opportunity" where "anything is possible!" Helping or hurting? Young Americans build up ambition and laziness at the same time. Some cannot achieve their goals because of bad grades, not being good enough, statical chances of success, and the fear of failure looming around them. More than anything young Americans are told "You can do/be anything you want!" And the beauty of America is that that is more true here than many other places because of all the opportunities we have, but are we crippling the youth of America by teaching habits of laziness? Pretty much. We have so much, but do so little for it. 

Working hard can get you far in this country, no doubt. It can move you, and I finally came to the conclusion that telling young Americans that they can do anything is one of the few motivations we give, so even if it not entirely reasonable it is necessary and beneficiary.

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