The Paradox of Our Times

Today we have bigger houses yet smaller families
More convenience, but less time

We have more degrees, but less common sense.
More knowledge, but less judgment.

We have more experts, but more problems
More medicine, but less good health

We spend too recklessly
Laugh too little
Drive too fast
Get too angry too quickly
Stay up too late
Read too little
Watch TV too much
And are less considerate

We have multiplied our possessions, but have reduced our values
We talk too much, love too little and lie too often

We have learned how to make a living, but not a life
We have added years to life, but not life to years

We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers
Wider roads, but narrower viewpoints

We spend more, but have less
We buy more, yet enjoy it less

We have been all the way to the moon and back
But have trouble crossing the road to meet our neighbors.

We’ve conquered our outer space, but not our inner space

We’ve split the atom
But not our prejudice

We write more, learn less
Plan more, but accomplish less
We have learned to rush, but not to wait,
We have higher incomes, but lower morals

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies
But have less personal communication

We are long on quantity,
But less in quality

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion
Tall men and short character

More leisure but less fun
More kinds of food - but less nutrition
Two incomes - but more divorce
Nicer houses - but broken homes

What to do?

Search for knowledge, read more. Sit and admire the view without paying attention to your needs. Spend more time with your family and friends, eat your favorite food and visit the places you love.

Life is moments of enjoyment and not just about surviving.
Drink from the finest crystal glass. Do not save your best perfume or aftershave but use it every day.

Remove phrases from your vocabulary like:
One of these days
Someday
Not now
Write that letter you thought of writing “one of these days “

Let’s tell our families and friends how much we love them.
Do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life.

Every day, every hour, and every minute is special.
As you do not know if they will be your last.