| so yea. if ur bored, read. if u have a few minutes, read. im sure you've seen this before/many times, but why not read again?
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 less. We have
bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less
time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but
less judgement, more experts, yet more problems and more medicine, but
less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too
little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too
tired, read too little, 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 we have trouble crossing the street to meet a
new neighbor. We 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
conquered 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 we
communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and
small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These
are the days of two incomes but divorce, fancier houses, but broken
homes. These are the 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 showroom 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.
Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not
going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone
who looks up to you in awe, because that little person will soon grow
up and leave your side. Remember to say, "I love you" to your
partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and
an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
And will always remember, life is not measured by the number of breaths
we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
-George Carlin
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