The Paradox of time.....

This is so true, it is scary..... Hard to believe
this was written by a high school student...

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 less solutions; 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 forward this message and make a difference or Not.....

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