cichlidfan Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 by one of my favorite people. The paradox of our time: 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 neighbor. 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. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, Fancier houses, but broken homes. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. LIFE IS NOT MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF BREATHS WE TAKE, BUT BY THE MOMENTS THAT TAKE OUR BREATH AWAY. ~Comedian George Carlin ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiserb_uk Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 O'Reilly? http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/paradox.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Even if Carlin did not pen it, it is very much in his style (his comments to the contrary not withstanding) and the point being made still stands on it's own merits. :) ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiserb_uk Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I spend my days deleting this sentimental claptrap from our company email filters as spam, so forgive me if I don't see any value in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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