Sorry to those teens in here that have more on their minds than NSync and Jennifer Lopez.
My sis-in-law sent this to me, so I thought I would pass it on. It is neither pointless or mindless but something worth sharing:
“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 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 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 have
higher incomes, but lower morals, we’ve become long on quantity, but short on
quality. These are the times of tall men, short character; steep profits,
shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but domestic
warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of foods, but less nutrition.”
–Written by a student at Columbine High School, Littleton, CO
Techchick: That poem has been quoted here before, and there may be some discussion of it soon. But I’d just like to mention that I’d heard (read, really) that poem long before the Columbine incidents.
The pairing of this already existing poem with Columbne is a little too coincidental, IMHO. I’m guessing that this poem was tacked on to a situation that made it seem more “poignant.”
I’m back, with references. I’m remembering more and more about the last time I saw this poem. It was in a GQ thread that questioned its authorship-- by Georg Carlin. It can be found repeatedly on the 'Net, most places listed as author unknown, or by George Carlin, but with one reference to an unnamed Colombine student-- who was quoting George Carlin.
IMHO, and it was the consensus of the last thread, that it wasn’t Carlin, either. It seems a little too uncynical, especialy in the full version.
Sorry that this wasn’t what it seemed to be.
–John, who really does hate screwing up a good story with the facts.
