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 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 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
have learned how to make a living but not a life; we’ve added years to life but
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 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 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 the days of two incomes but more divorce, of fancier houses but
broken homes. These are the 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. (Moorehead,
n.d.)
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