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> >>Subject: Some Things to Remember > >> > >>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. |