taken from:
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/quotes/george_carlin.html
'Paradox Of Our Time' by: Dr. Bob Moorehead
This has been circulating the internet and was thought to be, but
also is NOT George Carlin:
The true author of the piece is Dr. Bob Moorehead, former pastor of
Seattle's Overlake Christian Church. (He retired in 199
.
The essay appeared under the title "The Paradox of Our Age" in
Words Aptly Spoken, Dr. Moorehead's 1995 collection of prayers,
homilies, and monologues used in his sermons and radio
broadcasts:
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. Life is not measured by the number
of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath
away.
