Guess its worth pondering on what are we losing out in this rat race.. Misguided competition, materialistic pursuits, changing relationships, commonplace goals, diminishing values and rise of timeserver mentality.All these take the lion’s share in the rise of noise and unwanted stress in our lifestyles..
I often go back to those unadulterated childhood memories, where there is a lot of human touch in interactions. A great deal of value is placed in human concern, affection, and sharing, though everyone maintained their boundaries.. Well, here we are, in a border less world, yet we are lonely as ever. Driven by individualism, powered by the new age values of convenience and comfort, we are loosing out on the social interactions. Email, Call, Fax..Inundated by the communication channels, the interaction has become faceless, lacking warmth and touch.
Do we want better cell phones or improved human relations? Do we want increased life span or enhanced quality of life? Bigger homes or space in life? Irony of our times is that we have all the modern comforts at our service and lesser time to enjoy them. We stopped to pause, reflect and appreciate little joys of life and the meaning behind the obvious. As we get swamped and drowned by the new age ideals, the only solace lies in being aware of our actions..
THE PARADOX OF OUR TIMES - Is it worth contemplating????
We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers
Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints
We spend more, but have less
We have bigger houses for smaller families
More conveniences, less time
More degrees, but less sense
More knowledge, but less judgment
More experts, even more problems
More medicines, but less of health
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate 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’ve been all the way to the moon and back
But have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour
We have conquered outer space, but not the inner space,
We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted our soul
We’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice
We’ve 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 the days of two incomes, but more divorces
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.
The choice is yours.Who are you leading your life for.Ask yourself..are you happy?If yeah, more power to you.If no, you ve got a serious question to ponder on....
