John Steinbeck

  Hasan A. Yahya, Ph.D.

It is not far along, John Steinbeck (1902-1968), written under the heading: America and Americans, 1966, "Paradox and Dream":

"One of generalities often noted about Americans is that we are a restless, discontented people search. We bridle and buck under failure, and we fool dissatisfaction with success. We spend our time in search of safety, and he hates it when we receive it. For the most part, we are a people intemperate: we eat too much when we can, drink excessively, engage our senses too. Even in our so-called virtues we are intemperate: a teetotaler is not only not to drink - we must stop drinking all over the world, a vegetarian among us would prohibit the consumption of meat. We work too hard, and many die under the pressure, and then compensate for that we play with a suicidal violence. "

Americans continue to this day, after fifty years, restless, discontented and people looking. They bridle and buck under failure, and they get crazy with dissatisfaction with success. They still spend their time searching for security and hate it when they get it. For the most part, they are intemperate people: they eat too much when they can drink too much, indulge in their senses too. Even in their so-called virtues they are intemperate: a teetotaler is not only not to drink - he or she must stop all drinking in the world of a vegetarian them would outlaw the consumption of meat. They work too hard, and many die under the pressure, and then to compensate they play with a suicidal violence. "Nothing has changed since Steinbeck said that fifty years ago, they are Americans, I can add to that, yes they are still Americans, but now they run the world, feed them, and dominate by the power of science, the power of selfishness and decency, lack of universal morality, and lack of overall strategic planning. (344 words) www.dryahyatv.com