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Date Posted: Tue, Sep 11 2001, 20:21:05
Author: foxx
Subject: There's no subject appropriate enough...

I got this in my email after the Columbine shootings, and it never hit me until today just why I hung onto it...

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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 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 less solutions; more medicine, but less wellness.

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 cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we've split the atom, but not our prejudice.

We have higher incomes, but lower morals; we've become long on quantity, but short on quality.

These are the times of 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. It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom; a time when technology can bring you this message, and you can choose to make a difference... or just hit delete.

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I'm absolutely sickened by the entire events of the day.

Part of my job is security and emergency coordination for the Banff Centre. Today that consisted of helping 300+ Americans that we have in-house in locating their friends and families in all the afflicted areas.

I don't think I've ever had to do anything so hard in my life, but if I can't take consolation from anything else, at least I know that today, *I* made a difference.

Be safe all... I've kinda grown used to having you all around.

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