We, as a nation, have lost our course in many ways. We are paddling with ever diminishing effort against the oncoming current. We are richer, but also poorer. We are stronger, but also weaker. We are a nation of individuals who have lost their identity in favor of an image someone else has imposed on us.
But, it's never too late to paddle harder, to find the richness in our hearts, to reach Nirvana, or to right ourselves.
Read American Ecstasy with a grain of salt, and remember, we're just trying to have fun.