Wehavebiggerhousesandsmallerfamilies;moreconveniences,butlesstime;wehavemoredegrees,butlesscommonsenses;moreknowledge,butlessjudgment;moreexperts,butmoreproblems;moremedicine,butlesswellness.
Wespendtoorecklessly,laughtoolittle,drivetoofast,gettoangrytooquickly,stayuptoolate,getuptootired,readtoolittle,watchTVtoooften,andpraytooseldom.
Wehavemultipliedourpossessions,butreducedourvalues.
Wetalktoomuch,lovetoolittleandlietoooften.
Wehavelearnedhowtomakealiving,butnotalife;we'veaddedyearstolife,notlifetoyears.
Wehavetallerbuildings,butshortertempers;widerfreeways,butnarrowerviewpoints.
Wespendmore,buthaveless;webuymore,butenjoyitless.
We'vebeenallthewaytothemoonandback,buthavetroublecrossingthestreettomeetthenewneighbor.
Wehaveconqueredouterspace,butnotinnerspace.
We'vesplittheatom,butnotourprejudice;wewritemore,butlearnless;planmore,butaccomplishless.
Wehavelearnedtorush,butnottowait;wehavehigherincomes,butlowermorals.
Webuildmorecomputerstoholdmoreinformation,toproducemorecopies,buthavelesscommunication.
Wearelongonquantity,butshortonquality.
Thesearethetimesoffastfoodsandslowdigestion;tallmenandshortcharacter;steepprofitsandshallowrelationships.
Moreleisureandlessfun;morekindsoffood,butlessnutrition;twoincomes,butmoredivorce;fancierhouses,butbrokenhomes.
Thisisastrangeandconfusingage.
Therearesomanyparadoxesinourtimethatwehardlyknowwhoweare,whereweare,andwheretogo.