Copied this writeup from my email, find it pretty interesting.
Here it goes
> Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's -
> could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.
>
> A 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 neighbor. 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...
>
> Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not
> going to be around forever.
>
> Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because
> that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
>
> Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the
> only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
>
> Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but
> most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes
> from deep inside of you.
>
> Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person
> will not be there again.
>
> Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the
> precious thoughts in your mind.
>
> AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
>
> Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
> moments that take our breath away.
>
>
> George Carlin
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