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 it 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, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.
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 the new neighbour. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space; We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; We've split the atom, but not our prejudice; We have higher incomes, but lower morals; We've become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are the times of tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition. These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes. It is a time when there is much in the show 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 make a difference, or to just hit delete...
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RE: So true, so true....
I guess then, when I say "I am old school", I can smile...because there are quite a few of us in our 30's that are going back to what we were taught and not worrying about the meddlesome world of "materialism"...
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"The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight." Theodore Roosevelt
I'm with ya Strut, I'm a 30ish that longs to grow a garden to kepp from going to Safeway or I took a $5 an hour paycut a few years back to do something I like instead of doing something for money.And I'm glad I did it too. Most I know work 70 to 80 hours a week to "get ahead" I work 40 so I can "get ahead" with my family. Money is nice, but I like being happy instead.
So true, so true....
GOSH, I just told my age!!
