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The Paradox of Our History
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The paradox of our time in history is that we
have wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints
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taller buildings |

but shorter tempers |
we buy more, but enjoy it less.
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we spend more

but have less |
more conveniences, but less time
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We have bigger houses |

and smaller families |
more knowledge, but less judgment;
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we have more degrees |

but less sense |
more medicine, but less wellness.
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more experts |

but more problems |
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
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We have multiplied
our possessions |

but reduced our values |
we've added years to life, not life to years.
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We've learned how
to make a living |

but not a life |
We've conquered outer space, but not inner space
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We've been all the way
to the moon and back |

but have trouble crossing
the street to meet our new
neighbors |
we've split the atom, but not our prejudice.
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we've cleaned up the air |

but polluted the soul |
we've become long on quantity, but short on quality.
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We have higher incomes |

but lower morals |
steeps profits, and shallow relationships.
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These are times
of tall men |

and short character |
more leisure, but less fun
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These are the times
of world peace |

but domestic warfare |
These are days of two incomes, but more divorce;
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more kinds of food |

but less nutrition |
It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom.
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of fancier houses |

but broken homes |
A time when technology can bring this letter to you,
and a time when you can choose either to make a difference....or just hit delete."
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