Hypocrite (Posted by Scout from OFW Forum)
5th July 2007
Excerps from a book written by a Filipino Soldier. Just wanna share it with you guys…
We have taller buildings but shorter tempers,
Wider freeways but narrower viewpoints,
We spent more but have less,
We buy more but enjoy less.
We have bigger houses but smaller family,
More conveniences but less time,
We have more bachelor degrees but less sense,
More knowledge but less judgement.
We have a lot of experts but more problems,
More medicines but less wellness,
We drink too much, smoke too much, and spend too recklessly,
But laugh too little.
We have higher incomes but lower morals,
More food but less appeasement,
More acquaintances but fewer friends,
More efforts but less success.
We conquered outer space but not inner space,
We’ve done larger things but not better things,
We lived in exclusive subdivision,
But have trouble crossing the streets to meet the new neighbors.
We’ve cleaned the air but polluted the soul,
We’ve split the atom but not our prejudice,
We’ve written more but learn less,
We’ve learned to rush but not to wait.
We build computers to hold more information,
To produce more copies than ever,
But have less communication.
We’ve become long on quantity but short on quality.
These are times of
Fast food and slow digestion,
Tall and smart men but short in character.
Steep profits and shallow relationships.
These are the days of
Quick trips, disposable diapers and throw away morality.
One-night stands, overweight bodies and pills,
That does everything from cheer, to quiet and to kill.
July 13th, 2007 at 8:01 am
I note with interest your blog contains a negative meme called ‘The Paradox of our Times’, which incidentally has nothing to do with a Phillipino soldier! Surprisingly, these verses contain absolutely no meaning, but nevertheless are not without purpose. If you want to know what they are, what they do, and how they work, check out the story ‘Meme’ on the Bewildering Stories website. ‘Meme’ is fictional but with factual content relating to ‘Paradox’. Bewildering Stories is a bona-fide free site with no hooks or dangers. Start at the link below for the first installments, you should be able to navigate to the rest. After reading, you may want to remove these verses from your site or at least add a health warning. Enlightenment can be fun!
http://bewilderingstories.com/issue230/meme1.html
July 13th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Thanks for dropping by. I didnt say that this poem has something to do with what a filipino soldier does. It was composed by a Filipino soldier basing upon his observations in the world he lives in. And there is nothing wrong with that. This site respects opinions and as far as Im concerned, “Hyprocrite” verses speak of a “reality check.” Unless you live in a place where life is completely opposite from the situations presented in its verses, then maybe I would agree that this Filipino soldier’s observations, absolutely are meaningless.
July 23rd, 2007 at 8:27 am
By ‘nothing to do with a Filipino soldier’, I meant it was not written by one!! These verses were written by Dr. Bob Moorhead, who at the time (~1995) was a preacher from the state of Washington in the US. Nor does it matter what opinion the verses are ’supposed’ to state, good or bad. There is a mechanical word-trick embedded in them! Read the story at the link above if you want to know how these verses work. You may also want to see this hoax site… http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/paradox.asp
Won’t tell yuou how the verses work, but is a good summary of their chequered history. Memmet