America bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions

3. Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction..

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Just a single word is wrong. They worked till their hands were raw so that THEY might live a better life. So they could eat every day and have a roof over their heads. And I am not being cynical. For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life? What does that mean? They didn't come to America. They fled poverty. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame.?? Whom might that be? Who among us prefers drugery over self chosen endeavor and activity, and the leisure of rest after striving? Nobody seeks only the pleasure of riches and fame. Of course we all want to be big earners. To experience the joy of money, the joy of having a fortune. But we seek validation, acceptance admiration, prestiege, romance and very importantly, the joy of accomplishment, the sin of pride, of a job
well done.
Thomas Alva Edison got it right when he said, " I've never worked a day in my life,. It's all been fun". That's the ideal, work we enjoy. Obama was asked, during the heavy lifting of his campaign, if he was having a good time,. His answer, "Of course I am". He might have added, " that shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone".

Why is everyone so accepting of this hypocrisy! !?

They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions?? NO THEY DIDN'T.