The Paradox of Our Time

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By Meer

The Paradox of Our Time

The following was written by a student at Columbine High School upon the school reopening. It has traveled across e-mail and into the hearts of those who take the time to read it and reflect on its message.

The paradox of our time in history is that we have
Taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways,
But narrower viewpoints.
We have bigger houses and smaller families.
More conveniences, but less time.
We have more degrees, but less sense.
More knowledge, but less judgement.
More experts, but 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 too quickly.
Stay up too late, get up tired, read too
seldom, watch TV too much.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk to much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We have 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 done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.
We've split the atom, but not our prejudice.
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 have less
communication.
These are the times of fast food and slow digestion;
tall men and short character; steep profits and shallow
relationships.
These are the times of world peace but domestic warfare;
more leisure but less fun; more kinds of food but
less nutrution.
These are the days of two incomes but more divorce;
of fancier houses but broken homes; disposable diapers
and throw-away 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 show window and
nothing in the stockroom.

-Author Unknown

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