Life.........
18 August 2004, 05:09 PM
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Life.........
George Carlin was an American comedian in the 1970's and '80's and after the death of his wife in recent years and the events of September 11, he wrote the following
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"We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but we have less, we buy more, but we 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, 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, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, read about celebrities as if they count more than real friends.
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 a new neighbour. We 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 conquered 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, greedy shareholders and disillusioned management. These are the days of two incomes but more divorces, 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 showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this communication to you, and when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
* Throw out non-essential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them (they get paid to do that)
* Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down
* Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil is Alzheimer's.
* Enjoy the simple things.
* Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
* Tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
* Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, keepsakes, music, pets, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
* Cherish your health. If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
* Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next country, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
* Tell people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. If you don't send this to eight other people - who cares?
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"We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but we have less, we buy more, but we 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, 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, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, read about celebrities as if they count more than real friends.
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 a new neighbour. We 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 conquered 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, greedy shareholders and disillusioned management. These are the days of two incomes but more divorces, 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 showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this communication to you, and when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
* Throw out non-essential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them (they get paid to do that)
* Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down
* Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil is Alzheimer's.
* Enjoy the simple things.
* Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
* Tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
* Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, keepsakes, music, pets, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
* Cherish your health. If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
* Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next country, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
* Tell people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. If you don't send this to eight other people - who cares?
18 August 2004, 05:43 PM
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Life.......
"is the name of the game, and I wanna play the game with you"........
I'll get me coat
Dan
"is the name of the game, and I wanna play the game with you"........
I'll get me coat
Dan
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