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THE PARADOX
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 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 cleaned up the air, but
polluted the soul; We've split the atom, but not our prejudice;
We have higher incomes, but lower morals;
We've become long on quantity, but short on
quality.
These are the times of 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.
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
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