The paradox of our time in history We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences.We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, Drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion;Tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships. These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes..