우리시대의 역설 -제프딕슨-  건물은 높아졌지만 인격은 더 작아졌다고속도로는 넓어졌지만 시야는 더 좁아졌다소비는 많아졌지만 더 가난해지고더 많은 물건을 사지만 기쁨은 줄어들었다 집은 커졌지만 가족은 더 작아졌다더 편리해졌지만 시간은 더 없다학력은 높아졌지만 상식은 부족하고지식은 많아졌지만 판단력은 모자란다전문가들은 늘어났지만 문제는 더 많아졌고약은 많아졌지만 건강은 더 나빠졌다 너무 분별없이 소비하고너무 적게 웃고너무 빨리 운전하고너무 성급히 화를 낸다 너무 많이 마시고, 너무 많이 피우며너무 늦게까지 깨어있고 너무 지쳐서 일어나며너무 적게 책을 읽고 텔레비젼을 너무 많이 본다그리고 너무 드물게 기도한다 가진 것은 몇 배가 되었지만 가치는 더 줄어들었다말은 너무 많이 하고사랑은 적게하며거짓말은 너무 자주한다 생활비를 버는 법은 배웠지만어떻게 살 것인가는 잊어버렸고인생을 사는 시간은 늘어났지만시간 속에 삶의 의미를 넣는 방법은 상실했다 달에 갔다왔지만길을 건너가 이웃을 만나기는 더 힘들어졌다외계를 정복했는지는 모르지만 우리안의 세계는 잃어버렸다공기정화기는 갖고 있지만 영혼은 더 오염되었고원자는 쪼갤 수 있지만 편견을 부수지는 못한다 사유는 더 늘었지만 열정은 더 줄어들었다키는 커졌지만 인품은 왜소해지고이익은 더 많이 추구하지만 관계는 더 나빠졌다세계평화를 더 많이 예기하지만 전쟁은 더 많아지고여가시간은 늘어났어도 마음의 평화는 줄어들었다 더 빨라진 고속철도더 편리한 일회용 기저귀더 많은 광고전단그리고 더 줄어든 양심쾌락을 느끼게 하는 더 많은 약들그리고 더 느끼기 어려워진 행복