Paradox of our Times

   We have bigger houses and small families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less common sense; more knowledge, but less judgement; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.

6 _+ C) z* u: R4 V& B! M3 }9 I   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.
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# |1 i( o+ M# l   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.
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% |: T. U+ S1 C7 E6 z   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.
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   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.
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8 w4 f. G2 d: q: I   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; steep 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.

我们的财富在增加，但是满意感在下降；我们拥有的越来越多，但是快乐越来越少；我们沟通的工具越来越多，但是深入的交流越来越少；我们认识的人越来越多，但是真诚的朋友越来越少。现在的人是拿起筷子吃肉，放下筷子骂娘。还有人说毛主席他老人家哪个时代多好，当时家里穷得叮当响，但是心情特别好；现在家里啥都有，该响的都响，就是心情不好。有一首歌叫《今天是个好日子》，是宋祖英唱的，歌词是这样的：今天是个好日子，赶上盛世咱享太平……。这些歌大家都会唱，但是深入思考歌词的人需要有人提醒才会出现。
大家都看过清明上河图，描绘的是北宋时期汴梁繁荣的景象，现在这种情况到处都是。如果那种情况是太平盛世，现在更是太平盛世了。生在这样一个幸福的环境中，如果不知道什么是福，你这一生就白过了。我们的父辈当时生活艰难，辛勤工作，希望有今天，到了今天我们却不知道什么是福。
那里出了问题?我思前想后发现是我们的心态出了问题。好心情才能欣赏好风光，好花要有好心赏。你内心如果是一团火，才能释放出光和热，你内心如果是一块冰，就是化了也还是零度。

原文是原创吗？翻译时原创吗？

春有百花秋有月;
夏有凉风冬有雪;
若无闲事挂心头;
便是人间好时节.
& }1 }& {' r& L3 I, _  Wactually ATTITUDE is the key window to see the beautiful scenery. Try to keep the active and optimistic attitudes to all around us.

原文不是原创，是看到一个台湾的PPT，觉得蛮有意思，便贴上来。中文不是翻译，随便写点感想而已。