The paradox of our fourth dimension inward history is that nosotros direct taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.
We pass more, but direct less; nosotros purchase more, but relish it less.
We direct bigger houses together with smaller families; to a greater extent than conveniences, but less time;
We direct to a greater extent than degrees, but less sense; to a greater extent than knowledge, but less judgment; to a greater extent than experts, but to a greater extent than problems; to a greater extent than medicine, but less wellness.
We gulp equally good much, smoke equally good much, pass equally good recklessly, express joy equally good little, campaign equally good fast, acquire equally good angry equally good quickly, remain upwards equally good late, acquire upwards equally good tired, read equally good seldom, spotter TV equally good much, together with pray equally good seldom.
We direct multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We utter equally good much, dear equally good seldom, together with abhor equally good often.
We've learned how to brand a living, but non a life; we've added years to life, non life to years.
We've been all the agency to the Luna together with back, but direct problem crossing the street to run into the novel neighbor.
We've conquered outer space, but non inner space.
We've done larger things, but non meliorate things.
We've cleaned upwards the air, but polluted the soul.
We've divide the atom, but non our prejudice.
We write more, but larn less.
We invention more, but achieve less.
We've learned to rush, but non to wait.
We laid upwards to a greater extent than computers to agree to a greater extent than data to create to a greater extent than copies than ever, but direct less communication.
These are the times of fast foods together with tiresome digestion; tall men, together with brusk character; steep profits, together with shallow relationships.
These are the times of footing peace, but domestic warfare; to a greater extent than leisure, but less fun; to a greater extent than kinds of food, but less nutrition.
These are days of 2 incomes, but to a greater extent than divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes.
These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw-away morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies, together with pills that attain everything from cheer to quiet, to kill.
It is a fourth dimension when in that place is much inward the exhibit window together with nix inward the stockroom; a fourth dimension when applied scientific discipline tin convey this alphabetic quality to you, together with a fourth dimension when yous tin select either to portion this insight, or to simply striking delete.
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Very sharp words - did the Dalai Lama write this? I am non sure...
The truthful writer of the slice isn't George Carlin, Jeff Dickson, or the Dalai Lama, nor is he anonymous. Credit belongs to physician Bob Moorehead, old pastor of Seattle's Overlake Christian Church (who retired inward 1998 later on 29 years inward that post).
This attempt appeared nether the championship "The Paradox of Our Age" inward Words Aptly Spoken, physician Moorehead's 1995 collection of prayers, homilies, together with monologues used inward his sermons together with radio broadcasts.