Paradox of Our Time

Today we have bigger houses and smaller familes
More conveniences, but less time

We have more degrees, but less common sense
More knowledge, but less judgment

We have more experts, but more problems
More medicine, but less wellness

We spend too recklessly
Laugh too little
Drive too fast
Get angry too quickly
Stay up too late
Read too little
Watch too much TV
and pray too seldom

We multiplied our possessions, but reduce our values
We talk too much, love too little, and lie 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 have taller buildings, but shorter tempers
Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints

We spend more, but have less
We buy more, enjoy it less

We've been all the way to the moon and back
But have trouble crossing the street to meet our neighbors

We've conquered outer space
But not inner space

We've split the atom
But not our prejudice

We write more, learn less, plan more, but accomplish less
We've learned to rush, but not to wait
We have higher incomes, but lower morals

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies, but have less communications

We are long on quantity, but less in quality

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion
Tall men, and short character

More leisure and less fun, more kinds of foods, but less nutrition
Two incomes, but more divorce
Fancier houses, but broken homes

Thats why I propose, that as of today, you do not keep anything for a special occasion, because every day you live is a special occasion

Search for knowledge, read more, sit on your front porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs

Spend more time with your family and friends, eat your favorite foods, and visit the places you love

Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment, not only about survival

Use your crystal goblets, do not save your best perfume, and use it every time you feel you want it

Remove from your vocabulary phrases like "one of these days" and "someday"
Lets write that letter we thought of writing "one of these days"

Lets tell our families and friends how much we love them
Do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life

Every day, every hour, and every minute is special
And you dont know if it will be your last

If you're too busy to send this message to someone you love,
trust me
"One of these days" you may not be here to send it