This is a master
piece. If you have not read it take the
time to read it now. If you have read it
take time to read it again!
GEORGE
CARLIN
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 neighbour. 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. 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.
If you don't send this to
other people....Who cares?
George Carlin
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