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The paradox of our time in history is that we have
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> > taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider
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> > freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more,
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> > but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have
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> > bigger houses and smaller families, more
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> > conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees
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> > but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment,
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> > more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but
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> > less wellness.
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> > We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too
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> > recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get
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> > too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read
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> > too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
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> > We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our
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> > values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate
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> > too often.
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> > We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.
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> > We've added years to life not life to years. We've
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> > been all the way to the moon and back, but have
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> > trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.
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> > We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've
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> > done larger things, but not better things.
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> > We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.
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> > We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We
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> > write more, but learn less. We plan more, but
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> > accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to
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> > wait. We build more computers to hold more
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> > information, to produce more copies than ever, but
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> > we communicate less and less.
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> > These are the times of fast foods and slow
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> > digestion, big men and small character, steep
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> > profits and shallow relationships. These are the
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> > days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier
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> > houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick
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> > trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one
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> > night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do
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> > everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a
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> > time when there is much in the showroom window and
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> > nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can
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> > bring this letter to you, and a time when you can
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> > choose either to share this insight, or to just hit
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> > delete.
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> > Remember, spend some time with your loved ones,
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> > because they are not going to be around forever.
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> > Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to
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> > you in awe, because that little person soon will
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> > grow up and leave your side.
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> > Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you,
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> > because that is the only treasure you can give with
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> > your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
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> > Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and
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> > your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and
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> > an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep
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> > inside of you.
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> > Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for
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> > someday that person will not be there again.
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> > Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time
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> > to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
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> > AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
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> > Life is not measured by the number of breaths we
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> > take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
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> > If you don't send this to at least 8 people....
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> > who cares?
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> > George Carlin
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