Words to Live By

My mom received the below in an email on Monday morning, and it was so relevant to our family because of my grandfather's passing on Sunday night.  These are certainly words to live by that I wanted to share with all of you.

“The Paradox of Our Time”

By Dr. Bob Moorehead

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, yet more problems;

more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh

too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late,

get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray

too seldom. 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 done larger

things, but not better things. We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted

the soul. We’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more,

but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We’ve learned to

rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information,

to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion;

big men, and small character; steep profits, and shallow relationships.

These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; fancier houses,

but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers,

throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills

that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. 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 share this insight, or to just hit delete.

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones,

because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember to say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe,

because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for

someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak,

and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

Words to Live By:

"I would rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not."

- Lucille Ball

"The most important things in life aren’t things.”
- Anthony J D’Angelo

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy,

and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in

heaven, where neither moth or rust destroys, and where thieves do not break

in or steal, for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
- Book of Matthew