As an existentialist, I firmly believe that "Existence precedes and commands Essence;" (Jean Paul Sartre) or in laymen terms, we create who we are through our own actions.
Too often, we as Americans tend to forget that in order to succeed; we must work hard and make correct choices in order to prevail in life. Instead, we look to one another and see what they have making judgments based on our fallen perception of the world. We say things such as; I can't, or if I were only born (fill in the blank) as a way to make excuses for our station in life. I admit that this mental trap is easily laid in front of us when our chips are down; even still we must remind ourselves constantly that thinking this way is counterproductive to whom we are as individuals. Often times, the way that we perceive things often separates the successful from the unsuccessful and the victor and the victim.
In today's economic situation, it has become more necessary than ever for us to choose a better path than those before us. We must do this by choosing to be more than what we think we can be, and instead of allowing our circumstances to dictate who we are, we should dictate our circumstances.
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