Lynn Fredricks
Jul 21, 2017 · 1 min read

Very thoughtful view into the American experience.

I think you take a bit of a walk through the fun house trying to tie all of these things together, but I think that also comes from a desire for answers that we all realize are both extremely complex and startlingly simple.

You point out that fewer and fewer Americans relate to religious or pillar institutions for answers for meaning — that is, a rejection without replacement. People are lonely, yes. More so, they aren’t philosophically self propelling. Yet somehow, some portion of non-orthodox America continues to thrive, and it isn’t found solely among the evil 1%. How is that?

The external institutions never entirely ‘gave meaning’ but reinforced moralistic beliefs. Faith in institutions may waver, but if you adhere to moralistic beliefs, you weather the storm. You seek out others, make families and continue. You invest in your children (even if society doesn’t) first so they can thrive in the world. And barring calamity, they will thrive as a result of your investment in their total being.

Many people live in the closets of self-despair. Unless it is the result of a chemical imbalance, this is a situation that can be rectified by choice and self motivation.

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Lynn Fredricks

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