Readers of this Blog - some of them - may be in disagreement with me regarding my views on mobile phones. So I thought of explaining the point a bit more.
Some thing tells me that sooner or later the world will realize how harmful the mobile phones are. The unexpected is going to happen , I think. It will result from the way most people are using them. Mark my words. It is because most of us use them without any respect towards them. Respecting mobiles? Crazy , you may think. Please read. Science is looked upon something separate from Nature. This is the problem. Not just that , it is irresponsible and immature also. If you do any thing without any reverence[respect] to it , it is bound to affect you. Nature has perfect balance. If scientific inventions are used to disturb that balance , Nature has no other alternative but to react in its own way. Look at the way most people use the mobiles ! Most people carry the mobiles to those places even where they are absolutely not needed. We carry them to the shops that are just three or four houses away from ours. Some others go on talking over them - keeping them close to their ears - while they walk along the roads , which are already polluted beyond limits by automobiles. Those people are not at all concerned with what is happening on the roads. They have become indifferent and insensitive to the sorrow of their fellow beings.
It has to be remembered here that the biggest problem the American Society is facing today - along with the economic slow-down and insomnia [sleeplessness] - is indifferent attitude of the citizens there. Nobody is concerned about anybody ! People have become slaves of mobile phones.Were n't we happy even before the invention was made? It is an instrument by man to make communication easier and quicker. That is all. Why attach more importance to it , when their excessive use leads to nervous disorder and other various health-related problems? Observe carefully , eighty percent of what we talk over phone was trash or unnecessary. How many of us know that the world's second richest man does n't use a mobile , doesn't have a personal computer and lives in a very very ordinary house by American standards ? Is he ignorant ? If Warren Buffett is ignorant , who else is wise? { to be continued }
Some thing tells me that sooner or later the world will realize how harmful the mobile phones are. The unexpected is going to happen , I think. It will result from the way most people are using them. Mark my words. It is because most of us use them without any respect towards them. Respecting mobiles? Crazy , you may think. Please read. Science is looked upon something separate from Nature. This is the problem. Not just that , it is irresponsible and immature also. If you do any thing without any reverence[respect] to it , it is bound to affect you. Nature has perfect balance. If scientific inventions are used to disturb that balance , Nature has no other alternative but to react in its own way. Look at the way most people use the mobiles ! Most people carry the mobiles to those places even where they are absolutely not needed. We carry them to the shops that are just three or four houses away from ours. Some others go on talking over them - keeping them close to their ears - while they walk along the roads , which are already polluted beyond limits by automobiles. Those people are not at all concerned with what is happening on the roads. They have become indifferent and insensitive to the sorrow of their fellow beings.
It has to be remembered here that the biggest problem the American Society is facing today - along with the economic slow-down and insomnia [sleeplessness] - is indifferent attitude of the citizens there. Nobody is concerned about anybody ! People have become slaves of mobile phones.Were n't we happy even before the invention was made? It is an instrument by man to make communication easier and quicker. That is all. Why attach more importance to it , when their excessive use leads to nervous disorder and other various health-related problems? Observe carefully , eighty percent of what we talk over phone was trash or unnecessary. How many of us know that the world's second richest man does n't use a mobile , doesn't have a personal computer and lives in a very very ordinary house by American standards ? Is he ignorant ? If Warren Buffett is ignorant , who else is wise? { to be continued }
I am not in total agreement with this. Every technology has it pros and cons. We can't take one man example and tell if he can then we can. If everyone of us is as wise as Warren Buffet world would be different. I agree phones are annoying as they keep on buzzing after the work hours raising your blood pressure levels causing sleepless nights. Everyone of us know its we who need to be organized. Coming to American Society my experience is people don't call after work hours and if you call them the immediate response would be different. I feel they give more importance than us (Indian techno freaks) to their personal life and family. Bottom line everyone have their own opinions about a thing and have their own way of expressing them, no offense.
ReplyDeleteDear Sukumar ,
ReplyDeleteI am thankful to you for posting your comments. You wrote 'I am not in total agreement with this'. But if you read carefully, you will realize that both of us agree in our views on 'technology'. There are two kinds of reading : reading the lines and reading between the lines. Do the second one. You are wise and you will know that our views are one and the same. For example, I wrote 'respect'. Respecting what? Mobiles,for instance. From where they came? Technology. Then, I am for technology. There will be no problem as long as our scientific and technological inventions are in tune with Nature. The harm starts when men start misusing and overusing them. The great scientist has showed us the immense potentialities and possibilities that open up with the discovery of the power of Atom. But,when it fell into the hands of some self-centered politicians it took the shape of an atom bomb and destroyed 26 thousand innocent Japanese,and continue to pollute Hiroshima and Nagasaki even after 65 years. Now,do you and I blame Albert Einstein for this? No. A big 'No'.Those who used the bomb had no respect for science nor they have anything like that for humanity. I am opposing this attitude in this Blog. Do you know when I turn on the light every evening in my poor house,I pray to God and thank Thomas Alva Edison. God has chosen Edison to help humanity in coming out of physical darkness. I am arguing for coming out of mental darkness. Secondly, I wrote 'excessive use'.Everything will be alright if it is in limits. Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher said 'Too much is the only sin'. I am for 'wise use' of technology not for 'otherwise use' of it.You may have observed whenever you do something excessively you are bored of it,aren't you? Boredom leads to frustration and it leads to violence.In fact most of us are not aware of the beautiful definition of the term 'Science'.It means 'Knowledge about the structure and behaviour of natural and physical world based on facts that you can prove'. What does it mean? To understand the Universe in which we live. When you begin to 'understand' you bow before the great knowledge and wisdom of this Universe. My request through this Blog is respect science,use technology wisely for the good of all,not just human beings but all other living and non-living things without which the world is not only incomplete but also unsuitable to live in.And finally one word about Warren Buffet. You said 'you can not take one man's example'.Sukumar, you are intelligent so you may know good examples begin with one man mostly.The Bhagavad Gita says 'yadya dacharati sresta' which means 'what a good man does is followed by others'. In my view,Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are two great 'karma yogis' of our modern times because they have earned money without any desire for money, and they are using it for the good of the world. I will talk about the pros and cons of our society as well as the American society later.
Enough for today. Take good care of you health. Earlier I sent a message. Did you get it?
Abusing of technology happens every time! when I first started using internet most of the time I spent on porn sites..then I understood the real cause/use of internet..and today I am using it more ethically and professionally. Facebook became famous by popularizing the profile pages of campus beauties and their relationship status...but today it is beyond every thing on net. So, I believe it is just the matter of time for the people to understand the real use of any technology. And if they have not understood technology which they are using it....they are absolutely abusing it!!
ReplyDeleteSo..bottom line is... its up to the individual's consciousness on how to use a particular technology.
Viswanath.P.R
Dear Viswanath,
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for your reply. This kind of discussion is really helpful to all. One can get various view points on one topic. It is thought-provoking, informative and lively. What impressed me greatly is your frankness. At the same time, I am pleasantly surprised at the unity and similarity of our thoughts. I remember teaching a degree class where I told my students the same thing that you said in your 'bottom line comment'. Of course, you said more beautifully. Keep exchanging your excellent ideas. Thanks once again.
I have been your student for many years and I am glad we are still able to listen to your valuable teachings even though we are miles away. Thanks to the technology. I got your message sir.
ReplyDeleteDear Sukumar,
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for your reply. To be true,I am not a teacher,but still a learner-an old learner. Many a time I consider myself very fortunate for having stood in the class-room where wonderful students like you,Sumanoj,Viswanath,Ashok,Manohar, Sandeep,Suresh babu,Sameer,Sanjeev and many others sat and listened to things with rapt attention.[If I don't mention the names of others it is not that I don't remember them.I remember them all.In fact, when I sit for my meditations thrice a day ,I pray for the good of all my students-at high school and degree colleges.]Every one is part and parcel of my life. We are all tied together by destiny. Read books of Carl Sagan,Fritzof Capra,Carl Popper and Arthur Koestler to further enhance your knowledge. God bless you.