Save Us From Ourselves

We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider highways but narrow view points; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less less time; we have more degrees, but less common sense; more knowledge, but less judgement; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.

We spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive to fast, get angry too quickly, stand up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV to much and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possession, but reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too seldom and life 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 accomplish less.

We've learned to rush but not to wait; we have higher incomes but lower morals; more food but less appeasement; more acquaintances but fewer friends; more effort but less success.

We build more computer to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever but less communication; we've become long on quantity but short on quality.

There are times of fast food and slow digestion, tall men and short character, steep profits and shallow relationships.

These are the times of wold peace but domestic warefare, more leisure and less fun, more kinds of food but less nutrition.

These are days of two incomes but more divorce; of fancier houses but broken homes.

There are days of quick trips., disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one- night stands and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.

It is a time when there is much in show window and nothing in stock room. Lord, save us from ourselves!!