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.

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, but fewer solutions;

More medicine, but less wellness.

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 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 our 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.

These are 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 you can hear me and make a difference
or choose to sit and pretend you didn't hear a word.