Paradox of our time

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Paradox of our time

• 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 it less.

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We have bigger houses and smaller familiesmore
conveniences,but less timewe have more
degrees, but less sensemore knowledge,but
less judgementmore experts, but less
solutions more medicine,but less wellness.
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We have multiplied possessions,but reduced out
values.We talk too much,love too seldom,and
hate too often.Weve learned how to make a
living,but not a lifeweve 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 the new neighbour.
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Weve conquered outer space, but not inner
spaceweve cleaned up the air,but polluted the
soulweve split the atom,but not our
prejudice.We have higher incomes, but lower
moralsweve become long on quantity,but short
on quality
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These are times of tall men,and short
charactersteep profits, and shallow
relationships.These are the times of world
peace,but domestic warfaremore leisure, but
less funmore kinds of food, but less
nutrition.These are days of two incomes,but
more divorceof fancier houses,but broken
homes.It is a time when there is much in the
show windowand nothing in the stockroom.
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