paradox of time! When we set deadlines ?

Off late have been wondering , what has time to do with us, well infact we are becoming so mechanical that each aspect of our life is either controlled by techincal gadgets or a deadline. Do we relate as humans and do put a deadline to each task, have we consolidated our life within miuntes and seconds of a clock which goes tick tac on the wall or goes off as a snooze on our alarm bells or our microwave oven... as I was thinking, thought to put few of my thoughts which I feel are really important to help us understand that it's we who set limits to ourselves. We can live as a  free  human being only and only if we STOP PUTTING DEADLINES!!!

 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 less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families,
more conveniences but less time.
We have more degrees but less common sense,
more knowledge but less judgement,
more experts yet more problems,
more medicines but less wellness.

We laugh too little, drive too fast,
get too angry, stay up too late,
get up too tired, watch TV too much,
and pray too seldom.

We have multilpied our possessions but reduced our values,
we 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 but not life to years.
We've learned to rush but not to wait,
we build more computers to hold more information,
to produce more copies but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast food and slow digestion,
steep profits and shallow relationships.
These are the days of two incomes but more divorce,
fancier houses but broken homes.

It is a time when technology can bring this letter to you,
and a time when you can choose to share this insight or just ignore it.
Remember:
Spend some time with your loved ones.
Say a kind word to someone who looks upto you.
Give time to love, time to speak,
time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take
but by the moments that take our breath away.

-----------adapted from the work of George Carlin.