Something to Think About

I ran across this little gem as I was cleaning off my computer desk this morning, and felt the need to share. Its author is unknown to me.

The paradox of our time in history is that we:

Have taller buildings, but shorter tempers
Wider roads, but more narrow viewpoints
Spend more, but have less
Buy more, but enjoy less

Have bigger houses, but smaller families
more conveniences, but less time
More degrees, but less sense
More medicine, but less wellness

Have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values
Talk too much, but listen too little
Love too seldom, but hate too often
Have added years to life, but not life to years

Have been to the moon, but cannot cross the street to meet a new neighbor
Have conquered outer space, but not inner peace
Have split the atom, but not prejudice
Have higher incomes, but lower morals
Have become obsessed with quantity, while dismissing quality.

These are the times of tall men, but short character
Steep profits, but shallow relationships
This is a time when there is much in the showroom, but nothing in the stockroom
A time when technology can bring you this letter, and a time when you can either choose to make a difference or allow that same technology to simply delete this message from your life.