What is the meaning of the word rich in paragraph 12? 12.) Even in times as troubled and uncertain as these, I still hold to the faith that a better civilization than any we have known is in store for America and by our example perhaps, for the world. Here destiny seems to have taken a long look. Into this continental reservoir there has been poured untold and untapped wealth of human resources. Out of that reservoir, out of the melting pot, the rich promise which the New World held out to those who came to it from many lands is finding fulfillment.