Centeral Classics

A succesful society revolves around it's major classics. That's how it works in the economic world and it's how it run's in the social world. For instants a banker would center his work around a book by Warren Buffet, because Warren Buffet is a succesful billionaire. A nurse might center all she does around the autobiography of Mother Teressa; a teacher, Three cups of tea by Greg Mortenson. But what classics does America revolve around? Sadly ones that should be burned off the face of the planet. Books that are taught in schools EVERYWHERE. Books like Great Gatsby, Wuthering Heights, Fahrenheit 451, My Antonia, and Grapes of Wrath. Sure these novels are symbolic and whatnot but that doesn't mean that they should be our central classics. Plus, all the English teacher's HATE teaching them.

Also, all these books have one thing in common. They all involve affairs. Is it any wonder the divorce rate, teenage pregnancy, and the number of single mothers is sky rocketing? The books that teach our society have no place for marriage. They teach us to do as we please, we must follow our hearts, ya da ya. These books are a danger to society because a society cannot survive if it's primary groups are destroyed. And what is a primary group? Your family. With families falling apart and babies not born into a family, our society and economy are failing. Is it any wonder? The taxpayer's have to pay for all the single mother's and their children and what a load would be taken off the economy if we didn't need to.

The point of all this is that, I know we have to read these books- are graduating high school depends on it- but don't let them become your central classics. Because America, revolving around books that teach, lying, stealing, cheating, is failing. And you will fail too. Center your life around what is most important to you. Around books like the Bible, Book of Mormon, and Les Miserables. Let your classics be books that reflect your values and what you want to become. They should offer words of wisdom and comfort. The books I listed above (Bible,Book of Mormon, Les Miserables) are my central classics. What's yours?