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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.
-_-;;;;; 차마 다시 허접 번역 못하겠다.
누가 예전에 얘기했었는데,
실컷 다 쓰고, '새 카테고리 만들기' 누르면 글 다 날아간다고.
그러면 안 되는거 아냐!!!!!!!!!! 버럭! 버럭! 버러럭!
호주에 사는 제프 딕슨이란 사람이 '이 시대의 파라독스' 라는 글을 썼다고 한다.
인터넷을 떠돌면서 하나씩 하나씩 덧붙여진다.
집은 커졌으나, 가족은 줄었다.
달나라에 다녀왔으나, 길 건너 이웃을 만나기는 힘들어지고,
공기는 정화했지만, 영혼은 오염되었다.
계획은 더 많이 하고, 성취는 덜 하게 되었다.
말은 점점 많아지고, 사랑은 점점 덜 하고, 더 자주 증오한다.
패스트푸드를 먹고, 소화는 천천히 되고,
맞벌이로 수익은 두배지만, 이혼은 늘어나고, 멋진 집에 깨진 가정이다.
나도 덧붙여 봤다.
알라딘 파라독스
서재질을 많이 할 수록 책은 점점 덜 읽는다.
책장을 들여 놓을 수록, 책은 더 늘어난다.
사고 싶은 책이 줄을 수록, 안 읽은 책이 쌓여간다.
책을 많이 읽을 수록, 점점 더 많이 까먹는다.