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Wed, 29 September 1999 00:00  |
Desert Fox
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George Carlin kan ongelukkig nie Afrikaans skryf nie....
The Paradox of our Time
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 it 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, but 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 too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired,
read too seldom, 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 the new neighbor.
We've 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
split 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 have less communication.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion;
tall men, and short character; steep profits, and
shallow relationships. These are the times of world
peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less
fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition. These are
days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier
houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick
trips, disposable diapers, throw-away 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 show 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.
George Carlin
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| Re: The Paradox of our Time [boodskap #26938 is 'n antwoord op boodskap #26899] |
Fri, 01 October 1999 00:00  |
Francois de Wet
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Hoekom het ons soveel niksseggende politici met geen visie terwyl daar mense
is wat weet wat eintlik verkeerd is met die samelewing ?
Desert Fox wrote in message ...
> George Carlin kan ongelukkig nie Afrikaans skryf nie....
>
> The Paradox of our Time
>
> 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 it 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, but 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 too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired,
> read too seldom, 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 the new neighbor.
>
> We've 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
> split 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 have less communication.
>
> These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion;
> tall men, and short character; steep profits, and
> shallow relationships. These are the times of world
> peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less
> fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition. These are
> days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier
> houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick
> trips, disposable diapers, throw-away 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 show 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.
>
> George Carlin
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| Re: The Paradox of our Time [boodskap #26959 is 'n antwoord op boodskap #26899] |
Sat, 02 October 1999 00:00 |
Desert Fox
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Miskien gaan dit oor eie gewin. Glo nie ou George het gesit en wonder
wat hy uit hierdie wyshede kan maak nie.
Francois de Wet skryf in boodskap news:7t1nvj$aqe$1@news.is.co.za...
> Hoekom het ons soveel niksseggende politici met geen visie terwyl daar mense
> is wat weet wat eintlik verkeerd is met die samelewing ?
>
> Desert Fox wrote in message ...
>> George Carlin kan ongelukkig nie Afrikaans skryf nie....
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>> The Paradox of our Time
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