Words Aptly Spoken
From a collection by Dr. Bob Moorehead
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 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, yet 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, stay up too late, get up too
tired, read too little, 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 a new neighbor.
We 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 conquered the
atom, but not our prejudice. We
write more, but learn less. We plan
more, but accomplish less. We've
learned to rush, but not to wait. We
build more computers to hold more
information, to produce more copies
than ever, but we communicate
less and less.
These are the times of fast
foods and slow digestion, big men and small
character, steep profits and shallow
relationships. These are the days
of two incomes but more
divorce, 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 much in the
showroom 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, spend some time with your
loved ones, because they are not
going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to someone who
looks up to you in awe, because
that little person soon will grow up
and leave your side. Remember,
to give a warm hug to the one next to
you, because that is the only
treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
Remember, to say, "I
love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but
most of all mean it. A kiss and
an embrace will mend hurt when it comes
from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment
for someday that person will
not be there again.
Give time to love, give time
to speak, and give time to share the
precious thoughts in your mind.
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers.
This includes age, weight and eight.
Let the doctor worry about
them. That is why you pay him/her.
2. Keep only cheerful
friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more
about the computer, crafts, gardening,
whatever. Never let the brain idle. " An idle mind is the devil's
workshop." And the devil's name
is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and
loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure,
grieve, and move on. The only person who
is with us our entire life, is
ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with
what you love, whether it's family, pets,
keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies,
whatever your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If
it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,
improve it. If it is beyond what
you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips.
Take a trip to the mall, to the next county,
to a foreign country, but NOT
to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love
that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the
number of breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our breath away.