The paradox of our time 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've learned to rush, but not to wait
We plan more, but accomplish less
We write more, but learn less
We build more computers
to hold more information
to produce more copies than ever,
but have less communication

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 share this insight,
or to just hit delete