The Paradox of Our Times
We have bigger houses and smaller families；moreconveniences，but less time；we have more degrees，but less commonsense；more knowledge，but less judgment；more experts，but moreproblems；more medicine，but less wellness.
We spend too recklessly，laugh too little，drive too fast，get toangry too quickly，stay up too late，get up too tired，read toolittle，watch TV too often，and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions，but reduced our values. We talktoo much，love too little and lie too often. We‘ve learned how to make aliving，but not a life；we’ve added years to life，not life to years.
We have taller buildings，but shorter tempers；wider freeways，butnarrower viewpoints. We spend more，but have less；we buy more，but enjoyit less.
We‘ve been all the way to the moon and back，but have troublecrossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We’ve conquered outerspace，but not inner space. We‘ve split the atom，but not ourprejudice；we write more，but learn less；plan more，but accomplish less.
We‘ve learned to rush，but not to wait；we have higher incomes，butlower morals. We build more computers to hold more information，toproduce more copies，but have less communication. We are long onquantity，but short on quality.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion；tall men andshort character；steep profits and shallow relationships. More leisureand less fun；more kinds of food，but less nutrition；two incomes，but moredivorce；fancier houses，but broken homes.
