Is This Progress ???

The following excerp was sent to me by a friend. I think it makes the point of the Conserver Philosophy clear enough for everyone to understand.

> >> >>>> > >> >>>>> > > >    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 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 seldom, > >> >>>>> > > >    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 lie 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 neighbour. > >> >>>>> > > > > >> >>>>> > > >    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; > >> >>>>> > > >    plan more, but accomplish less. > >> >>>>> > > >    We've learned to rush, but not to wait; > >> >>>>> > > >    we have higher incomes; but lower morals; > >> >>>>> > > >    more food but less appeasement; > >> >>>>> > > >    We build more computers to hold more information, > >> >>>>> > > >    to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication; > >> >>>>> > > > > >> >>>>> > > >    we've become long on quantity, but short on quality. > >> >>>>> > > >    These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; > >> >>>>> > > >    tall men, and short character; > >> >>>>> > > >    steep profits, and shallow relationships. > >> >>>>> > > > > >> >>>>> > > > > >> >>>>> > > >    These are the times of world peace, but domestic violence; > >> >>>>> > > >    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. > >> >>>>> > > > > >> >>>>> > > >    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 too much in the show window > >> >>>>> > > >    but nothing in the stockroom.

.......Indeed it's all true.......Is This Progress ??

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