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Are We Out of
Balance?
Something to Think About (author unknown)
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 neighbor.
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.
Shortcut to Spirituality
These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare;
more leisure, but less fun;
more kinds of food, but less nutrition.
These are the 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, in a time
when you can choose
either to make a difference,
or to just hit delete.
Presenting a problem without having a solution can be frustrating, but
the challenges of our time may be best met within each individual. I
believe that a spiritual solution is the only answer, or
else resolving one problem may only create a new one in its place.
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