140303_건물은 높아졌지만 인격은 더 작아졌고,_우리 시대의 역설 /제프 딕슨 (Geoff Dixon)

* 원문이 어떤것이냐..누구냐....이런 말이 많은 글입니다만, 내용이 좋아 이곳에 올립니다. 

참고로 Snopes.com에 있는 관련 원문을 올립니다. 

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건물은 높아졌지만 인격은 더 작아졌고,_우리 시대의 역설 /제프 딕슨 (Geoff Dixon)

건물은 높아졌지만 인격은 더 작아졌고,
고속도로는 넓어졌지만 시야는 더 좁아졌다.
소비는 많아졌지만 기쁨은 더 줄어들었고,
집은 커졌지만 가족은 더 적어졌다.

생활은 편리해졌지만 시간은 더 부족하고,
가진 것은 몇 배가 되었지만
소중한 가치는 더 줄어들었다.

학력은 높아졌지만 상식은 더 부족하고,
지식은 많아졌지만 판단력은 더 모자란다.
전문가들은 늘어났지만 문제는 더 많아졌고,
약은 많아졌지만 건강은 더 나빠졌다.

돈을 버는 법은 배웠지만 나누는 법은 잊어 버렸고,
평균수명은 늘어났지만
시간 속에 삶의 의미를 넣는 법은 상실했다.
달에 갔다 왔지만 길을 건너가
이웃을 만나기는 더 힘들어졌고,
우주를 향해 나아가지만 우리 안의 세계는 잃어버렸다.

공기 정화기는 갖고 있지만 영혼은 더 오염되었고,
원자는 쪼갤 수 있지만 편견을 부수지는 못한다.
자유는 더 늘었지만 열정은 더 줄어 들었고,
세계평화를 많이 이야기하지만
마음의 평화는 더 줄어들었다.

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The Paradox of our Time

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 judgment; more experts, but 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 too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, 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 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 build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication. 
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships. 
These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition. 
These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes. 
These are 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. 
It is a time when there is much in the show 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. 

* 출처 : http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/paradox.asp