Paradox of Our Time
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less
time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less
judgement; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less
wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too
little, drive too fast, get angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up
too tired, read too seldomly, watch TV too much.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too
much, love too little, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a
living, but not a life; We've added years to life, not life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing
the street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but
not inner space; We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; We've split the atom,
but not our prejudice; We write more, but learn less; We plan more, but
accomplish less.
We've learned to rush, but not to wait; We have higher incomes, but
lower morals; We have more food, but less appeasement; We build more
computers to hold more information but have less communication; We've
become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men, and
short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun;more kinds of food, but less nutrition.
These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but
broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw
away morality, one- night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do
everything from cheer to quiet, to kill.
It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the
stockroom; a time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a
time when you can choose either to make a difference, or to just hit
delete.
-Author Unknown
p.s. Thanks Victoria |
