The Paradox of our Times

Photograph by Tenzin Cheojar

We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers

Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints

We have bigger houses, but smaller families

More conveniences, but less time

We have more degrees, but less sense

More knowledge but less judgment

More experts but more problems

We have added years to life but not life to our years

We have learnt how to make a living, but not how to make a life

We have been all the way to the moon and back,

But have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour

These are the times of steep profits, but shallow relationships

Of fancier houses, but broken homes

These are times when there is so much in the window,

But nothing in the room


His Holiness,The Dalai Lama


 

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