Think About this!

My son and his family from Washington State visited us last week and we just put them on a plane back home last night. Already I'm missing my two precious granddaughters.

To make use of my time, I've been cleaning up my room (something I should have done before they came!) and ran across this. I intend to throw this out after I re-create it here as I'll now have some place else to store it electronically. But this got me thinking when I first read it, and it got me thinking now. I hope you enjoy it. Remember this is a quote.

We think our younger generation never notices anything, but in truth, they notice more than we adults do and they notice and understand more than what we want to admit they do.

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller building, 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 have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our value.
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, but 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 cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul;
We've split the atom, but not prejudice.

We have higher incomes, but lower morals.
We've become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are the times of 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 nutrition.

These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce;
Of fancier houses, but broken homes.

It is a time when there is much in the show 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 make a difference or just hit delete.

(This was written by a student at Columbine High School shortly after the shooting of a number of students. Although the time of peace is gone, most of it pretty well stands today. I hope you've enjoyed it.)

Peace,

Carol