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 but smaller families.
More convenience, but less time.
We have more degrees but less sense.
More knowledge but less judgment.
More experts, yet more problems.
More medicine, yet 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 & 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 & back, but we have trouble
crossing the street to meet a 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 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 times of fast foods & slow digestion, big men and small
character, steep profits and shallow relationships.
These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes.
These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality,one-night stands, overweight bodies, & pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.
It is a time when there is much in the showroom window & nothing in the stockroom.
Remember to spend times 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 because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart, & it doesn't cost a cent.
Remember to say "I love you" to your partner & your loved ones, but most of all, mean it.
A kiss & an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands & cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love.
Give time to speak.
Give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER...
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
