Chain Emails are all B.S., e.g. George Carlin

FYI, please don't forward this.

This one was not written by George Carlin; in fact, he devoted a portion of his website back in 2001 to calling it "really lame":

http://tinyurl.com/36h57n

http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/carlin2.html

Can you believe this is still being passed around, seven years later?

I've yet to see a chain email that wasn't B.S..

Merry Christmas

Aaron.

--- Family Member wrote:

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> > What a difference a sad event in someone's life makes.
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> > GEORGE CARLIN (His wife recently died...)
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> >
> > Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the
> 70's and 80's - could write something so very
> eloquent...and so very appropriate.
> >
> > A 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 partn er 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.
> >
> > AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
> >
> > Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
> but by the moments that take our breath away.
> >
> > If you don't send this to at least 8 people....Who
> cares?
> >
> > George Carlin