Thanks to a forwarded email from a friend, I learned a bit about the Dalai Lama’s perspective on the modern world :

The Paradox Of Our Age

We have bigger houses, but smaller families.

More convenience, but less time.

We have more degrees, but less sense.

More knowledge, but less judgement.

More medicines, but less healthiness.

These are times of fast food & slow digestion.

We have been all the way to the moon & back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour.

His Holiness The XIVth Dalai Lama

Gives you something to think about, doesn’t it?