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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 10:22 AM
Subject: Fw: George Carlin
I got this
from a friend and couldn't resist passing it on to other friends.... so true it
is..
GEORGE
CARLIN POST 9-11 (His wife recently died...)
Isn't it
amazing that George Carlin - gross and mouthy comedian of the 70's and 80's -
could write something so very eloquent ... and so very appropriate post
9-11.
A
wonderful Message by George Carlin:
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, yet 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, stay up too late, get
up too tired, read too little, 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 a new neighbour. We 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 conquered 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 communicate less and
less.
These
are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men
and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These
are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but
broken homes...... These are 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 showroom 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.
Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are
not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone
who looks up to you, because that little person soon will grow up and
leave your side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you,
because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it
doesn't cost a cent.
Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner
and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an
embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will
not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak, and give
time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
Life is not
measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that
take our breath away.
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out
nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the
doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
2. Keep only
cheerful friends.. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn
more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain
idle. " An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is
Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long
and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure,
grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is
ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with
what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants,
hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If
it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond
what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip
to the mall, to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to
where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at
every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the
number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath
away.
If you
don't send this to at least 8 people.... who
cares?
-George Carlin
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