THE PARADOX OF OUR AGE
We have bigger house but 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 medicines, but less healthiness;
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.
We built more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication;
We have become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are times of fast foods but slow digestion;
tall man but short character;
steep profits but shallow relationships.
It's a time when there is much in the window, but little in the room.
~His Holiness, the Dalai Lama
We have bigger house but 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 medicines, but less healthiness;
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.
We built more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication;
We have become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are times of fast foods but slow digestion;
tall man but short character;
steep profits but shallow relationships.
It's a time when there is much in the window, but little in the room.
~His Holiness, the Dalai Lama
5 comments:
Thanks, Michelle. Your comment caused my to notice a few typos in my post. Serendipity!
Gassho, Keisho
Again His Holiness has described the absurdity of contemporary life.
Happy New Year, Michelle!
Wishing you always...
Walls for the wind,
A roof for the rain
And tea beside the fire.
Laughter to cheer you,
Those you love near you,
And all that your heart may desire
so true
Some people are different, but it usually means they are crazy, but as long as they don't hurt me they're in in my books
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