NK - FW: Something to think about
Langston, David R
david.langston at wilcom.com
Thu Dec 30 19:01:35 PST 1999
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Subject: Something to think about
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Subject: Something to think about
Author: Brad McDowell at etob
Date: 12/30/1999 10:38 AM
Something for us all to ponder as we begin the new year. Not sure who is
the author, but a painfully truthful observation.
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.
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 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;
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; 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
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