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 judgment; 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 seldom watch TV too much and pray too seldom We have multiplied our possessions but reduced our values We talk too much love too seldom 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 own prejudices We write more but learn less We plan more but accomplish less We`ve learned to rush but not to wait We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever but have less communication 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 share this insight or to just hit delete
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