The Paradox of Our Time
BY JEFF DICKSON
The paradox of our time 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, but 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 drink too much, smoke too much, spend too quickly,
laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly,
stay up too late, get up too tired,
read too seldom, 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 learnt how to earn a living, but not a life;
we’ve added years to life, but 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 neighbour.