I came across this on Facebook and decided to post this on my blog.
I couldn't have summed it up better.
*UPDATE*: Apparently this is a slightly different version of Dr. Bob Moorehead's original speech, The Paradox of Our Time
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
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, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too
much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry,
stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and
pray too seldom.
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
a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger
things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air,
but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We
write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to
rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to
produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast
foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and
shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce,
fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable
diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills
that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is
much in the showroom 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 share this insight, or to just hit delete...
Remember; spend some time
with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to
someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow
up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug
to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with
your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
Remember, to say, 'I love
you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and
an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and
cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love, give time
to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the
number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
