Life

George Carlin was an American comedian of the 70's and
80's. He was
known to be a little foul-mouthed and it is
fascinating that after the
death of his wife and 9-11 he would write the
following.

A wonderful Message by George Carlin:


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 and smaller families, more conveniences,
but less time.
We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge,
but less
judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more
medicine, but less
wellness.



We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too
recklessly, laugh too little,
drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get
up too tired, read too
little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

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 a new neighbour.

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 the soul.
We've conquered the atom,
but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less.

We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to
rush, but not to
wait. We build more computers to hold more
information, to produce
more copies than ever, but we communicate less and
less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow
digestion, big men and small
character, steep profits and shallow relationships.
These are the days of two
incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken
homes.
These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers,
throwaway

morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and
pills that do
everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time
when there is
much in the showroom window and nothing in the
stockroom.

A time when technology can bring this letter to
you, and a time when you can
choose either to share this insight, or to just hit
delete.

ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life, is not measured by the number of breaths we
take, but by the moments
that take our breath away.