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I thought this was very thought provoking and unfortunately very
true.<br>
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<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF"> It sorta makes <br>
you think.</font><font face="arial" size=1> <br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">> A Columbine High
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School student wrote:</font> <br>
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<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">> The paradox of our <br>
time in history is that we have taller buildings, but</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>shorter <br>
tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend <br>
more,</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>but have less; we <br>
buy more, but enjoy it less.</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">></font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">> We have bigger <br>
houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>time; we have more <br>
degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>judgement; <br>
more experts, but less solutions; more medicine, but less</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>wellness.</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">></font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">> We <br>
have multiplied <br>
our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>much, love too <br>
seldom, and hate too often.</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">></font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">> We've learned how <br>
to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>life, not life to <br>
years.</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">></font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">> We've been all the <br>
way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>street to meet the <br>
new neighbor.</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">></font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">> We've conquered <br>
outer space, but not inner space; we've cleaned up the</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>air, but polluted <br>
the soul; we've split the atom, but not our prejudice.</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">></font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">> We have higher <br>
incomes, but lower morals; we've become long on quantity,</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>but short on <br>
quality.</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">></font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">> These are the <br>
times of tall men, and short character; steep profits, and</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>shallow <br>
relationships.</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">></font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">> These are the <br>
times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure,</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>but less fun; more <br>
kinds of food, but less nutrition.</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">></font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">> These are days of <br>
two incomes, but more divorce; Of fancier houses, but</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>broken homes. It is <br>
a time when there is much in the show window and</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>nothing in the <br>
stockroom; a time when technology can bring this letter to</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>you, and a time <br>
when you can choose either to forward this message and make</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">>a difference... <br>
or <br>
just hit delete.</font> <br>
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