sorry if some of you think this is spam, but i just thought it was worth
sharing in the spirit of our Queen.
got this sent to me, so i rather share it.
"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 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 not 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 our life, not life to our years.
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but we have trouble crossing the
street to meet a new neighbor. We've conquered outer space but not inner
space.
We've done larger things, but not better things. we've cleaned the air, but
polluted the soul. We've split the atom, but not our prejudice. We write
more but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to
rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information to
produce more copies than ever, but we have less communication.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men and shorter
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. Days of two incomes, but more divorce; fancier
houses, but broken homes. These are the days of quick trips, disposable
diapers, throwaway 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 store
room. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when
you can choose either to share this insight or just hit delete........." Ms
Anita Wald Tuttle, Nevada City.
