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Hard to believe this was written by a
high school student...So well written, and so very true...
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~~ Paradox of time ~~
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ΚΚΚ * * * * ** ...or ΚΚΚ * * * * ** just hit delete.
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