Last Updated on December 1, 2011 by Dan Nedelko
Can anyone guess who said this Please comment and take a shot at it
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
Weve learned how to make a living but not a life Weve added years
to life not life to years Weve 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 Weve done larger things
but not better things
Weve cleaned up the air but polluted the soul Weve conquered the
atom but not our prejudice We write more but learn less We plan
more but accomplish less Weve 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 doesnt 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
The sentiment recalls George Carlin, but the language lacks his sense of irony. I don’t recall reading this before, so I can’t dig it out of my memory.
I think it’s probably a female, and recent enough to reference computers and email. I’m going with Whoopi Goldberg. Then again I’ll bluff all-in with A9.