The American Dream
The American who can dream will always be with us
in the midst of doubters and negative thinkers...he always has and always
will be. And a few of those dreamers who go beyond the average will
be remembered....Franklin, Edison, Nightengale, Lincoln, Bell. But
you would not recognize the names of most of the American dreamers, inspite-of-the
fact that you benefit from their efforts daily.
The American dream is not primarily about money or personal
gain. It is a drive from within the heart to build a better machine,
to achieve a greater goal, to reduce the burden or cure a portion of the
human pain. It may result in wealth or it may not. It is the struggle
to reach "the goal"....not the comfort at the top nor the recognition along
the way.
Few Americans can see beyond the reality and then take
action. And, many who see a dream won't walk the walk because they
are often shamed out of the dream or swayed to ignore it. America
continues to be a "land of the free" and choices continue to be made within
the privacy of the mind.
But our great national problems will be solved by one
of those dreamers. Our very need will spawn the dreamers we need now.
From within the fiber of the Heartland and throughout this great nation
will rise new dreamers to help us grow and to correct the errors within our
society. But to see these folks, don't watch TV or read the papers....you
won't see most of them there. Most great dreamers were not rewarded
for their efforts while they were here. They just did "what came naturally"....not
what was profitable or notable.
America needs dreamers. It needs common folks who
will see what is right and work to achieve it. It needs inventors
who will work until the goal is reached. It needs problem solvers
who can stand-up to the comfortable reality and change it. It needs
lots of examples of "moral fiber" as models for our young folks
Are you a dreamer? Most of us, in our own way,
can dream....we can see what needs to improve. The question is not "if we
can dream".....the question is are we willing to act, to follow the dream.
Everything has it's price.
There are few things we can leave
behind
more valuable than a dreamer's skills or a fulfilled dream.
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