When any discussion comes about the advantage of technology at the cost of human relationship, those in favour of technology give a long list of advantages and facilities available for us ‘even to develop and keep good relationship with others’. While not denying the advantages and facilities of all kinds of modern gadgets, they forget one fundamental principle in relationship—human touch.
Yes we can now communicate very fast and even have our own space through blogs and face book. But those who argue for the advantage of these facilities to communicate forget one fundamental principle: to whom they want to communicate?
In the past too there were communication facilities—however primitive and slow they might be. But communicating some information and news to those who live far away (or near) is part of maintaining human relationship. Now the modern facilities only add to speed to it. But at the cost of those with whom they rub shoulders at their home, work place and other areas, now the present generation is obsessed with the gadgets and technology than paying any attention to the need to maintain relationship. They also forgot one principle that all these modern facilities and gadgets are only a means to the end and not an end itself. Most of the time they pin their argument about the speed and quick way to communicate to others who are living far away and near than forgetting the fact how fast their relationship is get eroded with whom and for whom they claim and image to use these facilities. Money can be quickly transferred; information can be quickly sent and gathered. But all these are done to save the time so that relationship can be maintained and celebrated with whom they rub shoulders. But all these modern technology and gadgets made everyone to become too busy that most of them don’t have time even to spare to pay attention to those who are the backbone for them to live even a normal—BUSY life. They will buy a separate hand phone to the elders but don’t have time to listen them. They will send emails and photos on behalf of them to others living far away but have no time to sit with them even for few minutes. Youths want to have their breakfast and dinner on their computer table and elders want it on their part before the TV serials. Youths some time ridicule the elders to glue to the TV serials. But they have no other options left with them. I have seen some seniors fall asleep while the TV serial is on. When asked about it their usual response is: ‘we too don’t want to watch them. But when the TV is on, at least we have a feeling that someone is around us’. Even small children are put before the TV to watch Cartoon network when elders are busy with other works. We all have now all kinds of facilities to spend time with them but not with each other. In one way we all are caught in this trap from which one wants to come out.
Dayanand Bharati.
23-09-2013
When any discussion comes about the advantage of technology at the cost of human relationship, those in favour of technology give a long list of advantages and facilities available for us ‘even to develop and keep good relationship with others’. While not denying the advantages and facilities of all kinds of modern gadgets, they forget one fundamental principle in relationship—human touch.
Yes we can now communicate very fast and even have our own space through blogs and face book. But those who argue for the advantage of these facilities to communicate forget one fundamental principle: to whom they want to communicate?
In the past too there were communication facilities—however primitive and slow they might be. But communicating some information and news to those who live far away (or near) is part of maintaining human relationship. Now the modern facilities only add to speed to it. But at the cost of those with whom they rub shoulders at their home, work place and other areas, now the present generation is obsessed with the gadgets and technology than paying any attention to the need to maintain relationship. They also forgot one principle that all these modern facilities and gadgets are only a means to the end and not an end itself. Most of the time they pin their argument about the speed and quick way to communicate to others who are living far away and near than forgetting the fact how fast their relationship is get eroded with whom and for whom they claim and image to use these facilities. Money can be quickly transferred; information can be quickly sent and gathered. But all these are done to save the time so that relationship can be maintained and celebrated with whom they rub shoulders. But all these modern technology and gadgets made everyone to become too busy that most of them don’t have time even to spare to pay attention to those who are the backbone for them to live even a normal—BUSY life. They will buy a separate hand phone to the elders but don’t have time to listen them. They will send emails and photos on behalf of them to others living far away but have no time to sit with them even for few minutes. Youths want to have their breakfast and dinner on their computer table and elders want it on their part before the TV serials. Youths some time ridicule the elders to glue to the TV serials. But they have no other options left with them. I have seen some seniors fall asleep while the TV serial is on. When asked about it their usual response is: ‘we too don’t want to watch them. But when the TV is on, at least we have a feeling that someone is around us’. Even small children are put before the TV to watch Cartoon network when elders are busy with other works. We all have now all kinds of facilities to spend time with them but not with each other. In one way we all are caught in this trap from which one wants to come out.
Dayanand Bharati.
23-09-2013
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