Life in perspective

sosultan · April 6

Hard to believe this was written by a high school student...So well

written, and so very true... A Columbine High School student wrote:

Life in perspective

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 less solutions; 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 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 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 forward this message

and make a difference...... or just hit delete.

skyhigh0420 · April 6

That's fuckin deep man

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Well your honor I do believe I'd be better off dead

And if you can take a man's life for the thoughts that's in his head

Then won't you sit back in that chair and think it over judge one more time

And let 'em shave off my hair and put me on that execution line

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