Paradox of Our Times

Paradox of Our Times Today we have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences but less time we have more degrees but less common sense, more knowledge but less judgment We have more experts but more problems, more medicine but less wellness We spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get to angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too often, and pray too seldom  We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values We talk too much, love too little and lie 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 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'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 split the atom but not our prejudice we write more but learn less, 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, but have less communication. We are long on quantity, but short on quality  These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, tall men and short character teep profits and shallow relationships More leisure and less fun, more kinds of food but less nutrition two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses but broken homes That’s why I propose that as of today you do not keep anything for a special occasion because every day that you live is a special occasion Search for knowledge, read more sit on your front porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs Spend more time with your family and friends,  eat your favorite foods and visit the places you love، Life is a chain of moment of enjoyment, not only about survival Use your crystal goblets Do not save your best perfume and use it every time you feel you want it Remove from your vocabulary phrases like "one of these days" and "someday" Let’s write that letter we thought of writing "one of these days" Let’s tell our families and friends how much we love them Do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life. Every day, every hour and every minute is special And you don’t know if it will be your last If you’re too busy to take the time to send this message to someone you love, and you tell yourself you will send it "one of these days ". Just think…"One of these days ", you may not be here to send it

short story

After his husband forgot the wedding anniversary, his wife tells him:  'You'd better have something in front of the house, tomorrow, which goes from 0 to 100 in 4 seconds.'

The next day, she finds, on the road, a bathroom scale.
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Clean Short Story Suitable for a Wedding Day Speech

Father Henry was planning a wedding at the close of the morning service. After the benediction Father Henry had planned to call the couple down to be married for a brief ceremony before the congregation. For the life of him, he couldn't think of the names of those who were to be married.

'Will those wanting to get married please come to the front?'  Father Henry requested.

Immediately; nine single ladies, three widows, four widowers, and six single men stepped to the front