Growing up in the United States the individualistic goals of our society are incredibly apparent. The whole premise of the American Dream is to do well for yourself, to raise your own family in your own home with your own car. But this dream that we have built for ourselves lacks depth and longevity. It is a simplistic, selfish, and senseless ambition. I believe, as human beings, we desire more than to help ourselves. We are social creatures and altruism is at the core of who we are. A better life for anyone is a better life for everyone. As a society we can only move forward when everyone moves forward.
As the famous proverb goes “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” I was introduced to this phrase while playing lacrosse in high school. At first I had taken this to mean that in order to help my team, I have to work on myself to make sure that I am not the weakest link. I quickly came to realize …show more content…
Lacrosse has given me so much in my life to be thankful for and I want to give as much of it as I can to others; that’s why I coach lacrosse for my local in-house organization. I get so much joy out of watching and leading the little girls I coach gain lacrosse skills and confidence on and off the field. This opportunity to give back to the lacrosse community and my local community what they gave to me growing up has truly been a blessing. But giving to others is not something I want to leave at home when I go off to college, it’s something I want to be holding with me wherever I go. I plan on studying psychology in college with the ultimate goal of being able to support and guide others to the best path they can walk on in life. So while the individualistic American Dream has been around for decades I want to follow the collectivist dream of achieving progress together and to always be accepting and kind of
As the famous proverb goes “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” I was introduced to this phrase while playing lacrosse in high school. At first I had taken this to mean that in order to help my team, I have to work on myself to make sure that I am not the weakest link. I quickly came to realize …show more content…
Lacrosse has given me so much in my life to be thankful for and I want to give as much of it as I can to others; that’s why I coach lacrosse for my local in-house organization. I get so much joy out of watching and leading the little girls I coach gain lacrosse skills and confidence on and off the field. This opportunity to give back to the lacrosse community and my local community what they gave to me growing up has truly been a blessing. But giving to others is not something I want to leave at home when I go off to college, it’s something I want to be holding with me wherever I go. I plan on studying psychology in college with the ultimate goal of being able to support and guide others to the best path they can walk on in life. So while the individualistic American Dream has been around for decades I want to follow the collectivist dream of achieving progress together and to always be accepting and kind of