Why is it 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 more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees, but less sense. We have more knowledge, but less judgment . We have more experts, but fewer solutions, We have more medicines, but less well-being. We have infinite ends, but limited means.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom and lie too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We have added years to life, not life to years. We have been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the neighbour. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space. We have done larger things, but not better things. We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the souls. We've split the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish little. We have learned to rush, but not to wait.
This is life's paradox. What a life if full of care if we have no time to stand and stare.
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