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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 less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families;
more conveniences, but less time;
we have more degrees, but less sense;
more knowledge, but less judgement;
more experts, but more preblems;
more medicine, but less wellness.
We fave multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk to much, love too seldom, hate too often.
We 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 the street to meet the new neighbor.
We've conquered outer space, but not inner space;
we've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul;
we've split the atom, but not our prejudice;
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, and shalow 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 mroe divorce;
of fancier houses, but broken homes.
It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom;
a time when technology can bring this article to you,
and a time when you can choose either to make a difference or just hit delete.

历史的自相矛盾是：
我们有越来越高的大厦和更短促的耐心；
有越来越来宽的高速路和更狭窄的视野；
我们花费更多，拥有更少；
买越来越来多的商品却享用更少.
我们的住房越来越来大，家庭却越变越小；
生活有更多的方便，却更少的时间；
我们获得的学位越来越来多，常识越来越少；
我们的知识越来越来多，判断越来越少；
我们有更多的专家，我们的问题也更多；
我们的药越来越来多，健康却与日俱下.
我们的拥有在成倍地增长，人生的价值在缩水；
我们谈论的太多，爱的很少，恨得频繁；
我们学会了如何养家糊口却不知如何生活；
我们延长了存活的时间，却没有使岁月更有意义.
人类可以登月再返回地球，却不知道如何过街去招呼新来的邻居；
我们征服了外部世界，却不是内心世界；
我们清洁了空气却污染了土壤；
我们能分裂一个原子，却不知道消除偏见；
我们的收入更高了，但道德更低了；
我们追求数量忽略了质量。
这是一个人人长得人高马大，却小人一个的时代；
个个显赫却彼此无足轻重；
这是一个世界和平，却内战不停的时代；
有更多的休闲，却更显得无聊；
有更多的食品却缺乏营养。
在有两个人收入的日子里，却有更高的离婚率；
更豪华的住房和破碎的家庭。
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