The structure of our life, positive or negative, supportive or non-supportive, most definitely matters – in which, those that are fortunate enough to live within a supportive environment, such as through their community, through their schooling, through their familial relationships, and through their social interactions, are well set then to have a life that is more fulfilling and healthier than those that lack these important accouterments, or suffer from a far poorer quality of such. As much as America celebrates the achievements and the accomplishments of the individual, it is vital to note that none of us, creates our own success, solely, and without the aid of anything or anyone else. This then is why it is so important that we create, encourage, and thus help to sustain environments that in their structure, are beneficial to the people, as a whole.
Regrettably, far too many Americans are not being nurtured in a way and manner that is beneficial to them, and because of that, they are, in essence, living and having to deal with life, at a significant disadvantage. Further to the point, the fact that so many are unable to avail themselves of being able to lean on successful others to help them to navigate through, not only, the ebbs and flows of everyday life, but to also be of aid to them in overcoming inherent disadvantages that their community imposes upon them, is most unfortunate. We know this for a fact, that society will always benefit, from having more and more people, that are able to call upon a supportive environment, to help backstop them in their endeavors, as well as providing to them, the safety net so needed for those that are continually challenged.
The structure of American life is inherently unequal, because of its belief in the overriding value of its free enterprise system and of free choice, which wouldn’t necessarily be such an inconvenient problem, if within the structure of American governance there was a distinct drive to see that everybody within this nation, was provided with the fair opportunity to get a good education, to avail themselves of necessary healthcare, to be properly fed and housed, to live in a safe neighborhood, as well as to have a fair opportunity to take their particular skill set and to, at a minimum, receive a living wage, in return, for an honest day’s work.
When we take a careful look at ourselves, it is fair to state, that every one of us, needs and desires a supportive environment, in order to best achieve sustainable success in our respective lives. We find that, especially so for those that are society’s most vulnerable, that having a supportive and caring environment is the difference maker as to whether their lives will be something well worth living and thus habitually enjoyable, or whether instead this will be, for them, a life that is at best, something to grudgingly endure, because though America is the richest of all nations, that the world has ever known, it seems too often to behave as if it is perfectly fine to leave behind those that it doesn’t care to support or to provide the necessary environment to truly help or to sustain them.