The American Dream

What is your American Dream? Most people think of the American dream as the white picket fence, the nice house, an average family. My American dream is much different than the kids of today. My dream consists of serving my country in the United States Air Force, and after that becoming a pediatric oncologist. Most kids my age don’t even think about the military as an option they just think they are going to graduate high school and go straight to college because, I’ll admit it the thought of going to the military is a little scary. If you think about it, the thought of getting shot at is probably what scares kids the most, but I have so much pride for this country that I’m willing to do whatever it takes to protect the citizens that live here and make sure another 9/11 NEVER happens. This has been my dream ever since I can remember. I always knew that this was going to make me happy in the long run and it’s the dream I want to go after. I think everyone should go after their dream, no matter what it is or what other people think of it. If something makes you happy, then by all means you should go for it. You don’t need tons of money to make you happy as stated in “Do We Need $75,000 a Year to Be Happy?” by Luscombe it states that having at least $75,000 a year makes the average person happier, but I think that money is a material thing and you don’t need that to make a person happy. All that matters is having people around you that you like to be around and that make you happy. Your life is just that, YOUR life so don’t let others influence what your dreams may be. If you don’t like someone or that situation, change that part of your life. Don’t keep going on day by day knowing that you are unhappy but you aren’t doing anything to change it. Don’t live to please other people, you have to please yourself