Paradox of humans today!
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hey guys.. i found this frm somewhere... take a neutral viewpoint and read thru this... it's so real and sad for us to see it really happening...
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 judgement; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink 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 little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
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 write more, but learn less; we plan more, but accomplish less.
We've learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but, lower morals.
We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication; We've become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes.
These are the 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. Where are we heading ....?
If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family an unwise investment indeed.
the ones highlighted are so real.
any views
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err.. what's new?
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humans suck, whats new?
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modernisation sucks.
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can I add one more??
[most] humans refuse to accept the existence of destiny and unseen forces. 
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err.. this is pretty true if you look at it in certain view points, not everyone is like that.. but at least it sets people thinking.
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if any harm comes to the man, it must be brought upon by man himself..
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all things happen for a reason............... think and ponder deep.Originally posted by sinicker:We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.
Why people are wary of strangers?? -
Life is ironic isnt it?
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Life has always been ironic.
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Their 8 characters clashes?Originally posted by Mr Fugue:all things happen for a reason............... think and ponder deep.
Why people are wary of strangers?? -
Hey... like talking about me.... hahahaOriginally posted by sinicker:We drink 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 little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.Originally posted by sinicker:
True... true... dont mention about new neighbours... even old neighbours also like that... I always pretend not to see them one... I look left, they look their left also... hahhaa
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. -
and some people think beads are the source of themOriginally posted by Mr Fugue:can I add one more?? [most] humans refuse to accept the existence of destiny and unseen forces. -
what beads?? there're so many kinds of beads.........Originally posted by sgFish:and some people think beads are the source of them
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for me to know and for you to find out..............Originally posted by SilverPal:Their 8 characters clashes? -
whoever wrote that, whatever creditations he had, this person is quite right on about us humans in the modern society...
industrialization, and especially money are crumbling our very family structure. people worship monetary power more than anything else, holds earning capabilities above that of humanistic/artistic talents. even in this small society inb singapore, the impact of modernization cannot be ignored.
not only we see rates of marriages and birth rates going down, divorces and abortion going up, much of the mental health admissions are also directly, indirectly related the lure of money...
from a societal, familial structure of society, modern values of capitalism drives everyone to the edge, people in the modern society cares about themselves much more than their families...Japan, is one nation that we could say is the most badly hit. Teenagers stay out from their homes in institutions/tuition centers and return only during late evening. Birth rates and divorces going down. The once common toilet now separate the males and females. Like the Japanese, this 'narrow range' of view seems only limited to ourselves, our individualistic benefits.
Alas, how much has industrialization hit our society and ourselves, you have yourselves to see... -
wa|th3r you study before sociology isit??