paradox of our times

Paradox of our Times!

today we have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time.
we have more degrees, but less commonn sense; more medicine, but less wellness.
we spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch television too often and pray too seldom.
we have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. we talk too much, love too little and lie too often.
we have learnt how to make a living, but not a life; we have added years to life, but not life to years.
we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider fareways, but narrower viewpoints.
we spend more but have less; we buy more , but enjot it less.
we have been all the way to the moon and back, but we have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour.
we have conquered outter space but not the inner space.
we have split the atom, but not our prejudices.
we write more, but learn less; plan more but accomplish less.
we have learnt to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes but lower morals.
we build more ocmputers to hold more information, to produce more copies, but have less communication.
we are long on quatity but short on quality.
these are the times of fast foods, and slow digestion; tall men and short character; steep profits and shallow relationships.
mopr leisure and less fun; more kinds of food but less nutrition; two incomes but more divorces; fancier houses but broken homes.
that's why i propose, that as of today, you do not keep anything for a special occasion.
search for knowledge, read more, sit on your front porchand admire the view without paying attention to your needs.
spend more time with your friends and family, eat your favorite food and visit the places you love.
life is a chain of moments of enjoyment, not only about survival.
use your crystal goblet. do not save your best perfume and use it every time you feel you want.
remove from your vocabulary phrases like "one of these days" and "someday". lets write that letter we thought of writing "one of these days". lets tell out friends and familyes how much we love them. do not delay naything that adds laughter and joy to your life.
everyday, every hour and every minute is special. and you don't know if it will be your last. if you are too busy to take the time to send this message to someone you love and you tell yourself you will send it "one of these days", just think... "one of these days", you may not be here to send it.

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This message was sent to me by my best friend Popla, staying in bangalore through snailmail. after reading it i thought of you and i felt that i just had to send this to you. so here it is. and i think whatever it says is true.
we do things too often because they are part of the routine and the schedule, cause they are the things that everyone expects us to do and everyone expects us to succeed. i just want you to know.

" it is not to late to start anew and meet spring.."

i hope you can feel the essence of this message in your heart. and if you do then please send it to the people who you want to share it with and if you think this has made the slightest of difference in the way you think, please send it back to me.

this is not a chain mail (forwards) but something i genuilnely felt worth sharing with you.

take care....
love
priyanka!

ps: care is the sweetest form of love,
so when someone says take care,
it's as good as saying,
i'll keep you in my heart
till it's very last beat.
i care for you a lot dear friend.