Reading－凱西寶寶的鬆餅時光

Just received this eassy from SK, an elder, interesting friend of wide reading who alwasy likes to share his thinking with me, including life, global markeitng knowledge, strategy and experience, mental & physical therapy, Chinese herb, even 易經..... anything we can chat. Share with you.

日期:	Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:47:37 +0800
寄件者:	"SK Kwok"
主題:	Fwd: George Carlin, we care

What a difference a sad event in someone's life makes.
GEORGE CARLIN (His wife recently died...)

Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.

A Message by George Carlin:

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.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

If you don't send this to at least 8 people....Who cares?

George Carlin

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That's what life about. Learn until old but more important is to share.

Unfortunately, we are all as busy as a bee and did not have time to pause and think until something happening to awake us. As we grow older but not wiser, blindly seek all along and not learning from sage and elders, those might not extend our life span but would enahnce and enlighten our life which could help us to act our roles better on earth through out our life time (if we assume life is a play and we are all actors with different roles).

Students in school may not appreciate the subject of literature and history which are the basics of our principles and the reflections of the success and failure in the past. The teachings of confucius and Lao Tze pin point the principles in life (away from evils, do not dare to try), learn by reciting in school and these seeds gradually matured and stay with us in our life time. History reminds us of the rise and fall of a dynasty,empire and a person.

Looking at the recent scandals of Mayor in NY, again it shows people are smarter but not wiser and never learn from past (history) and the ignorance caused so much damage to family as well as society.

Wish you have a nice day.