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<DD><FONT face="Courier New, Courier" size=4>Hope you all enjoy this.</FONT>
<DD><FONT face="Courier New, Courier" size=4>Jeff</FONT>
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</FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Isn't it amazing that George Carlin
- gross and<BR>
<DD> mouthy comedian of the 70's and 80's - could
write</B><BR>
<DD> something so very eloquent ...and so
very</B><BR>
<DD> appropriate post 9-11. A wonderful Message by
George</B><BR>
<DD> Carlin:</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> The paradox of our time in history is that we
have</B><BR>
<DD> taller buildings but shorter tempers,
wider</B><BR>
<DD> freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend
more,</B><BR>
<DD> but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We
have</B><BR>
<DD> bigger houses and smaller families;
more</B><BR>
<DD> conveniences, but less time.</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> We have more degrees but less sense; more
knowledge,</B><BR>
<DD> but less judgment; more experts, yet more
problems;</B><BR>
<DD> more medicine, but less
wellness.</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> We drink too much, smoke too much, spend
too</B><BR>
<DD> recklessly; laugh too little, drive too fast;
get</B><BR>
<DD> too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired,
read</B><BR>
<DD> too little, watch TV too much, and pray too
seldom.</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced
our</B><BR>
<DD> values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and
hate</B><BR>
<DD> too often.</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> We've learned how to make a living, but not a
life.</B><BR>
<DD> We've added years to life, not life to years.
We've</B><BR>
<DD> been all the way to the moon and back, but
have</B><BR>
<DD> trouble crossing the street to meet a new
neighbor.</B><BR>
<DD> We conquered outer space but not inner space.
We've</B><BR>
<DD> done larger things, but not better
things.</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the
soul.</B><BR>
<DD> We've conquered the atom, but not our
prejudice. We</B><BR>
<DD> write more, but learn less. We plan more,
but</B><BR>
<DD> accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not
to</B><BR>
<DD> wait.. We build more computers to hold
more</B><BR>
<DD> information, to produce more copies than ever,
but</B><BR>
<DD> we communicate less and less.</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> These are the times of fast foods and
slow</B><BR>
<DD> digestion, big men and small character,
steep</B><BR>
<DD> profits and shallow relationships. These are
the</B><BR>
<DD> days of two incomes but more divorce;
fancier</B><BR>
<DD> houses, but broken homes.</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> These are days of quick trips, disposable
diapers,</B><BR>
<DD> throwaway morality, one night stands,
overweight</B><BR>
<DD> bodies, and pills that do everything from
cheer, to</B><BR>
<DD> quiet, to kill.</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> It is a time when there is much in the
showroom</B><BR>
<DD> window and nothing in the stockroom. A time
when</B><BR>
<DD> technology can bring this letter to you, and a
time</B><BR>
<DD> when you can choose either to share this
insight, or</B><BR>
<DD> to just hit delete.</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> Remember, spend some time with your loved
ones,</B><BR>
<DD> because they are not going to be around
forever.</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks
up to</B><BR>
<DD> you in awe, because that little person soon
will</B><BR>
<DD> grow up and leave your side. Remember, to give
a</B><BR>
<DD> warm hug to the one next to you, because that
is the</B><BR>
<DD> only treasure you can give with your heart and
it</B><BR>
<DD> doesn't cost a cent.</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner
and</B><BR>
<DD> your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A
kiss and</B><BR>
<DD> an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from
deep</B><BR>
<DD> inside of you. Remember to hold hands and
cherish</B><BR>
<DD> the moment for someday that person will not be
there</B><BR>
<DD> again. Give time to love, give time to speak,
and</B><BR>
<DD> give time to share the precious thoughts in
your</B><BR>
<DD> mind.</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> Life is not measured by the number of breaths
we</B><BR>
<DD> take, but by the moments that take our breath
away.</B><BR><BR><BR>
<DD> If you don't send this to at least 8 people....
who</B><BR>
<DD> cares?</B><BR>
<DD> -George
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