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 too 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 prejudice.
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.
