Guys! My grandma has sent me this email and it's lovely. It's made me think and in my opinion it's real so I post it, lets see how you see it. :) It's "A Letter from George Carlin" ("Una Carta de George Carlin"). I can't upload it from the email but I leave you the same video from YouTube.
It reads:
The paradox of our time in history is that
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 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 the new neighbor.
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’'ve learned to rush, but not to wait.
We plan more, but accomplish less.
We write more, but learn less.
We build more computers
to hold more information
to produce more copies than ever,
but have less communication.
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 warfare;
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, throw-away 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 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 share this insight,
or to just hit delete.
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 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 the new neighbor.
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’'ve learned to rush, but not to wait.
We plan more, but accomplish less.
We write more, but learn less.
We build more computers
to hold more information
to produce more copies than ever,
but have less communication.
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 warfare;
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, throw-away 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 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 share this insight,
or to just hit delete.
Remember to spend some time with your loved ones,
because they won't be there forever.
Remember to be nice to whoever admires you now,
because that person will grow soon,
and will get away from you.
Remember to hug whoever you've got near,
because that's the only treasure you can give
with the heart, without costing you a cent.
Remember to tell your couple "I love you"
and to your loved ones,
but overcoat say it sincerely.
A kiss and a hug can repair an injury
when they are given with the whole soul.
Give yourself time to love and talk,
and share your most valuable ideas.
And always remember:
Live is not measured by the number of times
we take breath, but for the extraordinarie
moments that take them away from us.
George Carlin
I copied it from the Internet but it's well translated, except for the part in gray that's the one that I translated myself :)
Pretty, no?
That's all, lots of love!
Miriam
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