Manifest destiny is not just about some of us it is about all of us. The idea of pushing forward into new unknowns has been a part of the human experience since we were first originated. There is nothing about arriving at new places that hasn't a link to the past and the generations that brought us to this point. We are all one large community of souls who are enriched by our heritage of curiosity. None of us is an island that can or does exist in a vacuum. Hence the need to establish that there is only "we" when all of us think about were the future lies. We have our individual goals and for that it is good to be motivated, but remember, our individual goals are not achieved in a vacuum either and everything that one attains, someone else loses. As we are currently operating a society based upon competition that has enough quirks to it to render it far from fair, we must entertain the thought that there has to be a better way for our society to function that exhibits the best of who we are without also exhibiting the worst of who we are. Those of us who set the trend of how our society operates there is a special duty we must adhere to our calculations, that being what is best for society on whole. It is our obligation to all the generations past that provided us with the opportunity to better our society while also advancing it. The despair of our current generations is overwhelming when considering the fact that most of their hopes will never see fruition as long as the current outlook of individualism over community persists.
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