We have bigger houses, but smaller families;
More commitments, but less time.
We have more titles, but less common sense;
More knowledge, but less discernment.
There are more experts, but even more problems;
More medicine, and less health.
We have multiplied our possessions, but we have reduced our values;
And we talk alot, but we love little, we hate too much.
We have learned to live life, but not to live it fully.
We have gone to the moon and back,
but we have problems with crossing the street and getting to know our neighbor.
We have conquered outer space, but not the interior.
We purify the air, but we pollute our souls.
We have higher incomes, but lower morals.
We have increased the quantity, but not the quality.
With more freedom, but less happiness;
With more food—yes, with much more food—but with less nutrition.
These are days of two income households, yet the divorce rate increases.
These are days of more beautiful houses, but more broken homes;
A time with more things in the shop window, but little of doors on the inside.
It’s time, perhaps it’s time for us to find God.
These are lyrics of a song titled “Tiempo” by Spanish singer/songwriter Luis Alfredo Díaz.