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 information to you, and a time when you can choose either to apply this insight, or to just move on to the next page.

Although all your tips are fantastic, tip #1 is the best! I’ve had some of the best ideas and insights of my life while questioning everyday things.

“Why do the colors of sunset change from day to day?” “Why are rabbits so cute and cuddly?” “How can someone feel happiness bursting from their heart and spreading into the air today and feel sad, angry and depressed the next day?”

Questions and curiosity make the world go round. Life is fuller and more interesting when you question its mysteries. And it sure keeps those brain cells burning!