An Over Optimistic America

My original opinions on the American dream still hold true, that America is a great country, and complete fulfillment of our dreams is still very much with in our reach. I think the problem is, is that that's the problem. I often have a quite cynical view of American society at large, so forgive me if I sound harsh. This problem with the American dream is that at one point it was extremely obtainable for most. During times of great prosperity  American dreams are coming true left and right. As it begins to become the norm for American dreams to be fulfilled, people begin expecting their own dream to come true. This isn't a rant on how American's are lazy, it is just that natural when we see the norm to be people prospering, we expect that average effort will make our dreams come true. What we don't see is the effort put in to achieve that American dream. It seems to be that times of American prosperity are often tied to the effort put forth to achieve the American dream. The more people lust for their dreams, and the more effort they put forth, the higher the chances of their success. Of course fluctuations in economic and social mobility have a multitude of other factors but, I think that the lust for the American dream also changes. In order to achieve our American dreams, we need not look to other's and see how easy their success was, but look to our dreams. Focus on our own hopes and dreams and our chances of fulfillment will certainly increse