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 have higher incomes, but lower
morals; we have more food, but less appeasement; we
build more computers to
hold more information to produce more copies than
ever, but have less communication; we've become long on quantity, but short
on quality.
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, throw away 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 make a difference, or
to just hit delete...
