EVOLUTION. Review on Technology, Boon or Bane

Technology - A BOON or a Bane :

Such a simple topic to discuss and so much to sit and write about.

'' Any tool is as good as it's user. ''

Well, thats about it what I would have said had this topic been a debate and Case closed, the rest of the group will fight. So, does this mean I just made a chaotic situation over a topic on education / growth by one simple sentence. Hmmmmm.... Then I guess my first statement above is so correct.

Everything that has grown has brought with it some amount of ignorance and arrogance which has often lead to problem, especially in a country like INDIA, where the workers class first protest assuming that they are going to loose their jobs. They are ready to quit but most of them deny even the oppurtunity to learn and grow there, why because they feel todays technology is causing them to go down, causing them laziness, driving away their right to work with their own hands. And on the other hand you have people who make a little more than optimum use of technology and use it to such an extent that the USE in concern shifts it's boundaries and becomes a disaster.

We have had preachers telling us all our lives that Science has brought more misery and pain than being of use and we have had Scholars saying Knowledge grows with need and thus felicitates more advancement , both Though wise and Technology wise.

SO do we say whether all controlled fully automated washing machine, dishwasher, Music and movie players, Bluetooth and WAP technology, Missiles and grenades are good or bad.

We cannot, why? Because one mans idea of freedom is another mans Nightmare or Terror. Every individual has needs that are different and distinct .

Let us keep One Thing in mind Always that whatever and however things are done '' We have come from the mud and we will go back to the mud '' What matters is that in - between where we make that ONE long lasting IMPACT. So let us do it in a fashion that would help us grow with the world.

I cannot live without electricity nor can I survive the whole day without knowing whether The Heat or The Spurs won or What happened in the final lap of Schumi, which is the latest Gadget in use which would benefit the driver of an automibile to drive safely and at the same time work on his immediate assignment at hand. Basically, I need TECHNOLOGY and I am a Big part of it already. I live , strive and thrive on computers, data base online, communication network, the latest gadgets make me go wheeeee! and I would die just to say '' EUREKA '' or a name that I could associate closely with myself when I have invented something that will make me go UP in history for an invention and Nobel Prize ... AHem! Why because for me its not just the fame and fortune ... IMPACT .. thats all that matters and how this happens depends on what have I had in mind - World peace, Power, Money, Reach, Pain or Pleasure.

Technology today has given us both Nuclear weapon and Medicines that could cure the unthinkable of pain and diseases. It has given us a better oppurtunity to preach and teach knowledge to those less privileged, those who cannot hear or see or speak and understand their language and be one and at the same time it has made it possible to grow in millions and preach out freedom to one, which is Terrorism to another. So, finally its a point of view. Both are right from their point... but what matters is the end result. WHat has it done for or to mankind at the end of the day.

Today with the advent of technology we are able to realise and hear what is happening in the deepest regions of Africa sitting right here at our homes... Oh .. I got an msn alert on NBA... the bulls and Raptors - bulls won it seems.... Great. ok ..getting back..... thus technology has influenced every breath we take . I cannot imagine not going to a resort or retreat without a beloved and enjoy a relaxing day with just both of us and ofcourse - cell phone, TV, Cable, Satellite dish, my ipod, laptop ...ok.... and yes a buzzer to call room service.... Lazy you say.... I say it's affordability... who does not want to James Bond..... He does both drive without being seated in his BMW and blow up an entire city.... so its a point of view.

But in any of the cases, Technology has brought us much closer both, mentally and physically today in both the good and bad days. We reach out to each other and make all help possible beacuse of technology. We feel our hearts bleed for other when there has been a disaster and do all that we can to be there and give a hand or at least donate online. Technology has given us a purpose. A goal to grow. It has shown us that there is nothing impossible and all can be done through THE POWER OF MIND and a dash of The latest technology around. Over the years we have grown tremendously both - in our intellect and our cholestrol levels because of the luxuries of Technology but we have tread mills to fight that obesity and when you switch that dvd music with proper surround system and wear hologramatic glasses and walk you feel you are in paradise ... what can we ask for ...... MORE !

Yes, thus technology has made us think and prove to ourselves that we are by far the best of all living forms as we deliver the latest updates and the best pain reliefs for the faster growth and recovery of our fellow beings.

Technology is a must. Its a Boon and it will stay so forever. Without it we could not have had this debate. We would not realise that it is possible to go beyond the age of 90 and still be fit and healthy. technology has given that to us today. It has made possible what preachers many a times could not - Brought us close in case of disasters and made us use the same technology in a better manner for a greater purpose - EVOLUTION !

be well

TD