Let's Change

America is in need of some drastic changes. Throughout the history of the world as we know it the Earth has been littered with great Civilizations that have become fat and lazy and fell by the wayside. Egypt, Rome, and France to name just a few. In Pearl Buck's "The Good Earth," Pearl follows the life of Wang Lung, a Chinese farmer who gains a great deal of wealth which eventually brings about his downfall. The same idea is happening in America today. We have the idea instilled to us from birth that we are the best. We are stronger, smarter, and better than every other nation in the world, and this is where the problem starts. Think about it, once you get to be the best you tend to take advantage of your "greatness." We gloat, we buy expensive luxuries and we pamper ourselves however we see fit. Americans have the "Wang Lung syndrome" and if we can realize that, we may be able to reverse the effects. We all need to make an effort to work again. We need to stop procrastinating and find a way to keep our country one of "the best." If we can accomplish  this, maybe, just maybe we won't fall by the wayside like so many before us.