Essay by a Columbine High School Student

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; 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 experts, but more problems; More medicines, but less wellness. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our value; 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 our 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 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 windows 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 to just hit delete.