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I don’t know who wrote it (not me 4 sure!)\"Zen\"<\/a>
\nForwarded by a friend several years ago…
\nI keep it because it really gives me something to think about everytime I read it.<\/p>\n

——————————<\/p>\n

The paradox of our time in history is that
\nwe have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;
\nwider freeways, but narrower viewpoints;
\nwe spend more, but have less;
\nwe buy more, but enjoy it less.<\/p>\n

We have bigger houses and smaller families;
\nmore conveniences, but less time;<\/p>\n

We have more degrees, but less sense;
\nmore knowledge, but less judgment;
\nmore experts, but more problems;
\nmore medicine, but less wellness.<\/p>\n

We drink too much,
\nsmoke too much,
\nspend too recklessly,
\nlaugh too little,
\ndrive too fast,
\nget too angry too quickly,
\nstay up too late,
\nget up too tired,
\nread too seldom,
\nwatch TV too much,
\nand pray too seldom.<\/p>\n

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values;
\nWe talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often;
\nWe’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life;
\nWe’ve added years to life, not life to years.<\/p>\n

We’ve been all the way to the moon and back,
\nbut have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.<\/p>\n

We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space;
\nWe’ve done larger things, but not better things;
\nWe’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul;
\nWe’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice;
\nWe write more, but learn less;
\nWe plan more, but accomplish less.
\nWe’ve learned to rush, but not to wait;
\nWe have higher incomes, but lower morals;
\nWe have more food, but less appeasement;
\nWe build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than
\never, but have less communication;
\nWe’ve become long on quantity, but short on quality.<\/p>\n

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion;
\ntall men, and short character;
\nsteep profits, and shallow relationships.<\/p>\n

These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare;
\nmore leisure, but less fun;
\nmore kinds of food, but less nutrition.<\/p>\n

These are days of two incomes, but more divorce;
\nof fancier houses, but broken homes.<\/p>\n

These are days of quick trips,
\ndisposable diapers,
\nthrow away morality,
\none-night stands, overweight bodies,
\nand pills that do everything from cheer to quiet, to kill.<\/p>\n

It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom;<\/p>\n

BUT … it is also a time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to make a difference, or just turn the page….<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don’t know who wrote it (not me 4 sure!) Forwarded by a friend several years ago… I keep it because it really gives me something to think about everytime I read it. —————————— The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; read more »<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[138],"yoast_head":"\n[quote] Paradox of Life<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/edunik.com\/home\/?p=1159\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[quote] Paradox of Life\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I don’t know who wrote it (not me 4 sure!) 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