..don't know if I ever sent this one along...
but re-reading it...really makes you think where are we going these days
The Paradox of our Time - George Carlin
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, throwaway 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.
George Carlin
wizardz@toad.net www.teglerizer.com
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