Wealth in my perception is an important item in the world. Many would say "It makes the world go round", in some sense I would respond yes. This is because money itself is used worldwide as a currency to purchase or own items. Ownership is mainly through obtaining and or showing off money, or in this case wealth. Ownership has in important existence in the world for not only ourselves, but also others. Emotionally, wealth is not an important factor to me because it limits my thinking and narrows my perception to a mathematical value. However, physically wealth holds a great importance for many and in many situations for me as well. I do everything right now to ensure that in my life I am blessed with enough wealth to not only provide for myself but also for the the people I care about. In my mind, wealth is a motivator for me and helps me rationalize myself sometimes during important decision times.
Poverty used to be a stigma in the minds' of Americans, however lately, this view has slowly been diminishing. Poverty is an important factor which many use to characterize individuals who are unfamiliar with each other. Although most think that poverty is a limiting factor and a stigma, in many ways poverty is slowly being accepted within society. This is something I believe because, for example colleges nowadays seem to recognize people's situation and they provide aid and many scholarships. This shows that poverty is not limiting people's education, but providing an opportunity to achieve more. Wealth is still an important concept for many Americans, but more abstract perceptions are evolving in accordance to wealth. This is seen by the various melodramas present in the media. There are two different sides of the spectrum with viewing wealth. Left is where wealth dominates some peoples lives, while the right is where wealth is meaningless and useless to life. I am in the middle and so are most of the Americans in my opinion. Poverty in my perspective is not a bad thing, in fact it can be motivator for some people to educate themselves more. Poverty is sometimes an uncontrollable condition, and many think of it as a limiting situation. For me, it is something that should motivate individuals to overcome his or her difficulties in order to leave poverty behind. Some people use it as an excuse for not being successful, but nowadays there are so many opportunities for success.
Muy bien! In the grand scheme of things, you took a very positive approach to being wealthy, living in poverty, and what the "American Dream" means. I wouldn't suggest looking at mine because it is the complete opposite to yours; dreary. But, I would say that I didn't think about the positive side of, say- wealth. So, I like how you compare it to ownership, and how the whole world uses it as a stimulus. I also think it's ironic that you put poverty and wealth in the same category and how both have a stimulus to achieve goals. In my mind, I look at it as a positive versus negative kind of deal, where as you put them together.
ReplyDeleteWow, I really liked how you took an almost literal approach to this blog and I thoroughly enjoyed the photos you included. I think they do a great job of encompassing the highly publicized "American Dream", and the 1920's connection! I also love how you talk about individualism and freedom as big parts of the American Dream, because I think that sometimes we get overwhelmed with the idea of wealth and money and forget about the basic goals of every individual. I definitely agree that wealth is something we strive for our entire lives and will hopefully better the lives of those close to us.
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