Jojo Speaks

"When you realize how perfect everything is you
will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky."
Birthday countdown: 2 days

As I officially leave the student life behind, the inspiring speech which was meant to address the graduates of my program, quoted a student from Columbine highschool. I’ve decided to share that poem as I found it to be true and meaningful…

Paradoxes of Our Time

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 it 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,
but more problems;

more medicine,
but less wellness.

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 the new neighbor.

We’ve conquered outer space,
but not inner space;

we’ve cleaned up the air,
but polluted the soul;

we’ve split the atom,
but not our prejudice.

We have higher incomes,
but lower morals;

we’ve become long on quantity,
but short on quality.

These are the timesof tall men,
and short character;

steep profits,
and shallow relationships.

These are the times of world peace,
but domestic warfare;

more leisure,
but less fun;

more kinds of food,
but less nutrition.

These are days of two incomes,
but more divorce;

of fancier houses,
but broken homes.

It is a time when there is much in the show 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 make a difference
…or just hit delete ——————–

Before I begin my adventures with the “blog world”, let me take the time to explain what this blog will be about. The name, jojospeaks, is pretty self explanatory, meaning I will be blogging about topics that interest me and that I think would interest you as well. I also plan on creating various personal challenges that I will be recording here and hopefully as you get more into jojospeaks, you will be giving me suggestions of new adventures that I can take on or that we can take on together.