老兄,轿车、豪宅、个人成功这些东西对我们似乎很重要。可是,拥有这一切的人们为什么普遍感到孤立、绝望和孤独呢?我想告诉你的秘密:不管你知不知道,你其实很容易感染“美国梦综合征”。我们身处于一种被媒体主导的文化,这种文化通过一条条光彩夺目的信息,向我们兜售着一种观念,那就是:我们可以无所不有,而且理当无所不有。你拥有的东西越多,你就越富有。我和芭芭拉深知,我们很容易受诱惑并偏离上帝的国度,转而去拥抱所谓的美国梦——拥有大房子,开一流轿 Buddy, car, mansion, personal success These things seem to us very important. But why do people with all this sense of universal isolation, despair, and loneliness? I want to tell you the secret: you know, you’re actually very susceptible to “American Dream Syndrome.” We are in a media-led culture that uses the glittering message to sell us the idea that we can do everything and do everything. The more you have, the richer you are. Barbara and I know very well that we can easily be tempted and deviated from the kingdom of God and instead embrace the so-called American dream of having a big house and driving a first class car