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The
paradox of our time in history is that we have taller building, But shorter
tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less;
we buy more, but enjoy less.
We
have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time;
we
have more degree, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment;
more
experts, but more problems; more medicines, but less wellness.
We
drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive
too fast,
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
have been all the 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 souls; 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
much, 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 to
produce more copies than ever, 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, shorter character;
steep
profits and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but
domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of foods, but less
nutrition.
There
are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes.
There are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw away morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer to quite to kill. It is time when there is much in the show widows and nothing in the stockroom; a time when technology has brought this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to make a difference, or to just hit next...
