Paradox ...

So much of life is a paradox

So much of life is neither one thing nor the other

It's both things at the same time

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David Hyde Pierce

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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 less. We have bigger houses but smaller families, more conveniences but lesser time. We have more degrees but little sense, more knowledge but fewer judgments, more experts but far more problems, more medicine but less wellness.

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We drink too much drive too fast, smoke so much spend too recklessly, laugh too little get too angry, stay up late and get up too tired, read nothing and watch TV all day. We multiplied our possessions but reduced our values. We talk too much and pray too seldom, love so rarely yet hate too often.

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We've learned how to make a living but not how to live a life. We've added years to life but not life to years. We've been to the moon but not to a new neighbor next door. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things but not better things. We've cleaned up the air but polluted our soul. We've control the atom but not our pride. We write more but learnt less. We plan more but accomplish less. We've learned to rush but not to wait. We have higher incomes, but lower morals. We've built more computers but communicate with one another less & less. We long for quantity, but are short on quality.

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These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, more kinds of food, but less nutrition. We see big men but small characters, steep profits but shallow relationships. These are days of two incomes and more divorces, fancier houses but broken homes. These are days of quick trips and disposable diapers, throwaway morality and one night stands, overweight bodies and pills to cheer to quiet to kill to make you sleep.

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It's a time of fancy showrooms but nothing in stock. It's a time when technology brings you this message and you choose to hit close and not share your insight.

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Remember

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Spend some time with your loved ones - they aren't going to be around forever. Learn to say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe 'cause that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. Learn to give a warm hug to the one next to you 'cause that is the only treasure you can give that will never finish. Say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones and mean it too. Grandpa once said, 'A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.'

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moments for someday that person will not be there with you. Give time to love and give time to speak, share your precious thoughts before you go to sleep.

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GooDNiGHT