The paradox of our time
Stephen Olieka
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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 convenience 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 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 have learned how to make a living but not a life; we’ve added years to life but not life to years. We’ve been all the way to the moon and back but have trouble crossing thestreet 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 the days of two incomes but more divorce, of fancier houses but broken homes. These are the 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.
(Dr. Bob Moorehead of Seattle’s Overlake Christian Church)
Senior Lecturer at Kibabii and MMUST Universities
9 年I like that one! Thank God, Jesus is the answer to all these trail of a disturbing paradox
TRANSPORT SUPERINTENDENT at South Nyanza Sugar Company Ltd (SonySugar)
9 年Very true indeed.
Empowering Organizations and Individuals to Achieve Corporate Results through People Performance | Training is my forte | Mentoring Skills | Developing Leaders | EQ | Personal Finance | Management Drives |
9 年I am Caroline Kayando. I hope you are fine too.
Experienced People and Change Leader
9 年:-) True. I trust that you are well my friend.
Group Human Capital and Information Systems Lead at ShimaHR Ltd
9 年True true Stephen. Looking at it in real sense, the more we think we have the less we actually have.