We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;
Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints;
We spent more, but have less;
We buy more, but enjoy it less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families;
More conveniences, but less time;
We have more degrees, but less common sense;
More knowledge, but less judgement;
More experts, but more problems;
More medicine, but less wellness.
We spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast,
Get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired,
Read too seldom, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multipled our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and lie 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 the new neighbor.
We've learned to rush,
But not to wait.
These are times of fast foods and slow digestion;
Tall men and short character;
Steep profits and shallow relationships.
These are days of two incomes, but more divorce;
Of 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 shop window
And nothing in the stockroom.