> GEORGE CARLIN
> (His wife recently died...)
> Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - the gross and mouthy comedian of the
> 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent ....A Dandy Little
> Message by George Carlin:
> 
> 
> 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 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, yet 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, stay up too late, get up too tired, read
> too little, 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 a new neighbor. 
> 
> We 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 conquered 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 we communicate less and less.
> 
> These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small
> character, steep profits and shallow relationships. 
> 
> These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but
> broken homes.
> 
> These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway 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 showroom 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.
> 
> Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going
> to be around forever. 
> 
> Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because
> that little person soon
> will grow up and leave your side. 
> 
> Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the
> only treasure you can give
> with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
> 
> Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but
> most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes
> from deep inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish
> the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
> 
> Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious
> thoughts in your mind.
> 
> Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments
> that take our breath away.
> HOW TO STAY YOUNG!!
> 
> 
> 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height.
> Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
> 
> 2. Keep only cheerful friends.. The grouches pull you down.
> 
> 3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,
> whatever. Never let the brain idle. " An idle mind is the devil's
> workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
> 
> 4. Enjoy the simple things.
> 
> 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
> 
> 6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is
> with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
> 
> 7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets,
> keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
> 
> 8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,
> improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve,get help.
> 
> 9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to
> a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
> 
> 10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
> 
> 
> If you don't send this to at least 8 people.... who cares?
> -George Carlin