Re: FRI: George Carlin
From: Anna Meenan, MD (annam@uic.edu)
Wed Aug 13 13:17:43 2003
Great, except that we didn't really go to the moon.
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Anna Meenan, MD
At Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Richard Chudacoff, MD wrote:
>
>GEORGE CARLIN POST 9-11 (His wife recently died...)
>Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - gross and mouthy comedian of the 70's
>and 80's - could write something so very eloquent ... and so very
>appropriate post 9-11.
>
>A wonderful Message by George Carlin
>
>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 sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more
>problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
>
>We drink too much, smoke too much,! spend too recklessly, laugh too little,
>drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too
>little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our
>possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, 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 not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but
>have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer
>space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.
>
>We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom,
>but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but
>accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more
>computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but
>we communicate less and less.
>
>These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small
>character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of
>two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are
>days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night
>stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to
>quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and
>nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to
>you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to
>just hit delete.
>
>Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going
>to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to
>you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your
>side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is
>the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
>
>Remember,! to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but
>most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes
>from deep inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for
>someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time
>to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
>
>Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments
>that take our breath away.
>
>George Carlin
>
>HOW TO STAY YOUNG
>(George Carlin)
>
>1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height.
>Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
>
>2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
>
>3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,
>whatever. Never let the brain idle. " An idle mind is the devil's
>workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
>
>4. Enjoy the simple things.
>!
>5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
>
>6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is
>with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
>
>7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets,
>keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
>
>8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,
>improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
>
>9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to
>a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
>
>10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
>
>--
>Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG
>Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC
>15200 Southwest Freeway, #270
>Sugar Land, TX 77478
>
>Tel: 281-277-3900
>Fax: 281-277-3901
>
>rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com
>Richard.Chudacoff@obgyn.net
>
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>
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