The paradox of our time

This is a text attributed to many people - George Carlin, Dalai Lama, Jeff Dixon... The real author is Bob Moorhead - Doctor of Theology and longtime pastor in Seattle. The article has been published many times elsewhere, and fully deserved. We take the liberty of publishing it again because it should be a daily table read for each of us! Enjoy every word….

 

The paradox of our time

is that we have tall buildings but low tolerance; wide highways but a narrow worldview; we spend more but have less; we buy more but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses but smaller families; more convenience but less time. We have more degrees in education, but less sense; more knowledge but poorer judgment; more experts, but also more problems; more medicine but less health; we take more vitamins but see less results. We drink too much; we smoke too much; we spend too recklessly; we laugh too little; we drive too fast; we get angry too easily; we go to bed too late; we wake up too tired; we read too little; we watch too much television and pray too rarely.

We have increased our possessions but decreased our values; we make big plans to get to our goal faster, but in fact we do less and backslide faster. We talk too much; we love too rarely and lie too often. We know how to experience, but we do not know how to live; we have added years to life, but not life to years. We were over the moon and back, but it's hard for us to cross the street to meet our new neighbor. We conquered the cosmic spaces, but not the mental ones. We are doing bigger things. but not better things; we purified the air but polluted the soul; we have split the atom, but we have not been able to overcome our prejudices. We write more but learn less; we plan more but achieve less. We have learned to hurry, but not to wait; we have more guns but less peace; higher incomes but lower morale; more parties but less fun. We have more food, but feel less and less full. We meet more people, but we have fewer and fewer friends. We try harder but have less success. We create new computers to store more information but communicate less; we drive smaller cars but have bigger problems; we build bigger factories but produce less. We create quantity but not quality.

These are times of fast food and indigestion; of high men, but also of low souls; of sudden profits but also of shallow relationships, of prettier houses but also more broken homes. These are the times of short trips, disposable diapers and disposable morals, of one-night stands, of being overweight and of pills that do everything - turn us on, calm us down, kill us. Times when technology allows that letter to reach you and you can share it or just hit delete.

Remember to spend more time with those you love because they won't be with you forever.

Don't forget to say a kind word to the one who looks down on you with admiration, because this little creature will soon grow up and no longer be with you.

Do not forget to give a warm hug to the person next to you, because this is the only treasure that you can give from your heart and it does not cost a penny.

Don't forget to say "I love you" to your loved ones, but most of all, really mean it. A kiss and a hug can heal any pain when it's from the heart.

Don't forget to hold hands and cherish the moments you are together because one day that person won't be there for you.

Take time to love each other, to talk, to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

Because life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

 

Also Read: 13 Great Lessons From The Dalai Lama

 

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