this is so true, it is scary.....
> Hard to believe it was written by a high school student...
>
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 less 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 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.
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.
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.
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> Written by a Columbine Student |
