paradox of our times

We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;
Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints;
We spend more, but have little;
We buy more and enjoy it less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families;
More conveniences, but less time;
We have more degrees, but less common sense;
More knowledge, but less judgement;
More experts, but more problems;
More medicine, but less wellness.
We 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 do not pray often.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom and lie to often.
We have learned how to make a living, but not a life;
We have added years to life, not life to years.
We have been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour.
We have conquered out space, but not inner space;
We have done larger things, but not better things;
We have cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul;
We have split the atom, but not out prejudice;
We write more, but learn less.
We have learned to rush, but not to wait;
We have higher incomes; but lower morals;
More food but less appeasement;
More acquaintances, but fewer friends;
More effort but less success.
We build better computers to hold more information, produce more copies than ever, yet have less communication;
We have become long on quantity, but short on quality.

These are the times of fast foods and upset stomachs;
More kinds of food, but less nutrition.
These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare;
More leisure and less fun;
These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce;
Of fancier houses, but broken homes;
Tall men and short character;
Steep profits, and shallow relationships.
These are the days of quick trips, throwaway morality, 1-night stands,
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 show window.

hmm... you may have recieved this at one time or another thru the mail or anywhere else... its long... but i think its worth thinking about... and probably doing something about too...
what is our life full of? nyeh... some of the stuff applies to me too... so i'm going to try to change the stuff that i italic'd in my life... yay... :)