Tall Men

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A Columbine student

who witnessed one of the many

high schools massacres wrote:

"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 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 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, and short character, steep profits, and hollow 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.

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 make a difference or just hit delete."

Be brave and pass it on.

FWD From

Joanne