I got this a few weeks ago and saved it. It is so true...RIP George.
Please forgive me for the >> I seen this post and wanted to add this and didn't have time to erase all of them. I hope everyone enjoys this as much as I did.
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GEORGE CARLIN (His wife recently died...)
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>>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.
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>> A Message by George Carlin:
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>>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.
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>>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 t ired, read
>>too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
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>>We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too
>>much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
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>>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.
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>>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.
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> >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...
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>>Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going
>>to be around forever.
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>>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.
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>>Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will
>>not be there again.
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>>Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious
>>thoughts in your mind.
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>>AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
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>>Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments
>>that take our breath away.
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>>If you don't send this to at least 8 people....Who cares?
Thanks Beffie,
I hope that this ends up being attributed to him.
