Subject: Paradox - Where are we headed?
The Paradox Of Our Time.
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 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.
George Carlin
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Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.
Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells
Bobbi in Shell Creations
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