I dream of an American Reality
that aspires to Spiritual Achievement
not darkly tied to a Material Phantom
with a big house, big car, cold heart
freed from the habits of a decadent age
that embodies justice, peace
in which my society and myself become
a Vehicle for the Laws of God.

May His Kingdom come
and Will be done.

I used to think that the "American Dream" was kind of like the Great Gatzby..."old money" vs. "new money," or just money in general and how that defined our place in American society.

I think now the American Dream has changed. Technology and information are valuable in the same sense that money is valuable. I think that people's interactions and exchanges make for interesting building blocks for their "American Dream"--and I'm fairly certain this exists with young people all over the world, as well.

So *my* "American Dream" is to take everything my Faith has taught me and translate that into a new way of living and in turn, teach that to my children (eventually). I want to stay forward-thinking, flexible with my actions, and be a better listener to everyone around me. I want to stay uncynical and simultaneously, stay loyal to the government that I help to elect. I really feel like more than building the foundations for the American life, we are building the New World Order and that lends the idea that we have to think outside our national boundaries. I hope to see an end to the Great Gatzby "American Dream" and an overwhelming start to the kind of "World Dream" that the Millennial Generation is espousing.

My dream isn't American. I don't think it can be...everything in the world is so connected. To be able to serve the Faith to the best of my abilities and have a family is pretty much all I need.

i love the first line: "i DREAM of an American REALITY..." i think that says it all for me. i would have to agree with what has already been said and say that i prefer the word 'reality' to 'dream.' i feel like too many people in this country (mainly) are wrapped up in their own selves...going about their lives focused mainly on monetary and materialistic means to fulfill their desires. the "american dream" that Gatsby wanted so badly is a world of plastic-- it's fake and superficial. people are searching and searching for "happiness" in all the wrong places and oftentimes going as far as to hurt loved ones in their path. what is MY american dream? my answer is God.

i love the first line: "i DREAM of an American REALITY..." i think that says it all for me. i would have to agree with what has already been said and say that i prefer the word reality to dream. i feel like too many people in this country (mainly) are wrapped up in their own selves...going about their lives focused mainly on monetary and materialistic means to fulfill their desires. the "american dream" that Gatsby wanted so badly is a world of plastic-- it's fake and superficial. people are searching and searching for "happiness" in all the wrong places and oftentimes going as far as to hurt loved ones in their path. what is MY american dream? my answer is God.

i have so many american dreams... i'll try not to be too overly philosophical or mystical here, so i'll stick to one that's pretty tangible--the unreality of which is currently a huge source of frustration for me.

i think race in america is ridiculous. not just in terms of the rampant racism that still plagues our country, but the amount of ignorance that afflicts so many, even those who don't behave in overtly racist ways.

for example, we know now, since the human genome has been mapped, that race is a social construct and has no biological basis. yet, we must be careful not discount people's experience of race and to acknowledge that race still exists in people's minds, so many of us still suffer racism at the hands of our fellow americans.

at the same time, the official racial classification that exists is ill-informed and even arbitrary. it's fairly politically motivated and fails completely to take into account actual historical, genetic, and ethnographic research about where different groups truly came from and what their heritage is. thus, many of us are caught in the confusion. as a dark persian, for instance, i am classified by the US census bureau as "white," stigmatized by society as non-white and even racially profiled, all the while checking "other" on various official forms and tests. and that's probably a pretty mild example. what about mixed kids?! they don't fit in the box at all--literally.

also, many fail to recognize that we have a common origin as a human race. we share the same geography, biology, and sociology going back about 50,000 years. and now, though we're all over the world and so diverse, we still have a common spiritual heritage. why must we divide ourselves and fail to see the beauty in our diversity? especially we americans, who are supposed to be the model for enlightment and equality?

my american dream is to live in a country where all people are truly equal, and color or origin is what makes someone unique and beautiful, instead of a tool for ignorance, division, discrimination. i dream of living in an america where race, race relations, ethnicity, and our social fabric in general is something else entirely... an america where the reality is what so many on far away shores, looking to arrive on ours, dream it to be.

Hearing 'the american dream' reminds me of how it is a fallacy for so many people in the US, how the cards are stacked against certain populations because of institutional racism etc. It reminds me of how good we have it compared to so many others--but also of how far we have yet to go before we realize the TRUE dream--the Baha'i dream =)

I dream of a internation dream rather than a amreican dream...i dream that the world will notice Baha'u'allahs revolation and put behind all physical and carnal desires and walk a path of service in the name of God...i dream that what Matin Luther Jr dream of, i dream what Ghandi had dreamed upon and i dream the Baha'i dream but above all...i dont dream...i will...and i will put all my efforts in to bring these dreams of ours to reality...
I dream of unity of thought (dream)...
Allah'u'Abha

In my opinion the American Dream is in the past. What i mean is that in former times people come to America because they only just want to survive. But nowadays people only want to be richer and richer. America is known as a country with only very rich and very poor people, the gap between rich and poor is too wide and therefore the dream, that anything is posible in America isn't true anymore.

The American Dream is to have the perfect life , but I guess u can;t have a perfect life without a lil' ups and downs. So ther is NO such thing as perfect. SO i guess the American Dream is nothing but a "dream" itself.

My American Dream is more a reality than I ever would have thought. My American dream is hindered mostly in this country by our lovely Patriot Act. People are welcome in this country to come and try their hand at our original values of prosperity and freedom. There are not many other places in the world that have such low unemployment rates, high quality of life standards, freedom of speech and religion, not to mention an appreciation of these freedoms. My home state of Wisconsin has one of the largest concentrations of Hmong people in the country. And we are currently receiving more daily as this is the last chance for the Hmong to come to America as refugees. When I heard of this new surge in immigrants I expected my fellow Wisconsinites to respond negatively. Instead, many people have been donating things for our new families who have literally nothing. Now, i am not saying the USA is a utopia, but I am saying that slowly but surely this American democracy is fulfilling God's plan. I believe that the American people understand that God is the answer more than any other Western country. We may be materialistic and guilty of prejudice, but God is alive in America, and for that I am grateful.

I think the american dream is to have education and knowledge. The best argument in support is the statue of liberty. She stands for freedom, wealth, liberty and for all people who dream about the american dream ( from rags to riches).
Typical of this statemen is for the american dream, to have a Job, family, a house (a car) and to do the best like in the american cinema films. But the most important thing is that the american dream are NOT only for white people. Also for the BLACK people.
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