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 neighbor. 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 in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your

side.