Are we hypocrites?
I received this from a friend...
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 judgement;
More experts, but fewer 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 neighbour;
We've conquered outer space, but not inner space;
We've cleaned 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 narrow 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 the 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 just hit and delete.
(Ignore the last line...)
