The Paradox of our Times....

The following was attributed to a student of Columbine High School back in 1999...I think it is very apropos for today: ____________________________________

The paradox of our time in history is:

We have taller builders, but shorter tempers

We have wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints

We spend more, but possess much less;

We Buy more, but enjoy it much less;

We have bigger houses, and smaller families;

We have more conveniences, but less time;

We have more degrees, but less sense;

We have more knowledge, but less sound judgment;

We have more experts, but more problems;

We have more medicine, but less health and wellness.

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, but not any life to our years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but we never meet the folks who live across the street.

We've conquered outer space, but have such inner turmoil.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted our souls and minds.

We've split the atom, but not our prejudices.

We have higher incomes, but lower standards.

We've become long on quantity, but very short on quality.

These are the times of tall men, but short on character.

These are the times of steep profits, and shallow relationships.

These are the time of more leisure but less fun;

These are the times of more kinds of food, but less nourishing of our lives.

These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce and broken lives.

These are the times of fancier houses, but destroyed homes.

It is a time when there is much in the show window, but nothing in the stockroom.

These are the times when advanced technology can bring this to you, and you can either choose to make a difference, or simply hit "delete."