Stolen from a friend

The Paradox of Our Time

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 house and smaller families;
More conveniences, but less time;
We have more degrees, but less sense;
More knowledge, but less judgment;
More experts, but less solutions;
More medicine, but less 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, 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 cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul;
We've split the atom, but not our prejudice.

We have higher incomes, but lower morals;
We've become long on quantity, but short on quality.

These are the times of 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 the days of two incomes, but more divorce;
Of fancier houses, but broken homes.

It is a time where there is much in the show window, but nothing in the stockroom;
A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to forward this message and make a difference, or just hit delete.

-Author unknown