On technology

A few years back calling a loved one in a distant land such as USA would be such an ordeal that you have to plan it ahead for two days. Estimate the cost involved. Work out a cost-benefit ratio. Go to the ISD booth. Usually one did not have the facility at home, in case the kids unwittingly tamper with it. Then one normally speaks for a few seconds hurriedly, and hangs up. Then the foreign connection would call us on our home number. The whole process takes so much energy, the next time you have to talk, you think twice about it.
But now, things have changed. You can talk to your son or daughter anywhere in the world. all you need is PC with Internet facility. The changes like this have come with astonishing speed, one cannot help to be amazed by the technological development. In fact we are very much dependent upon technology for our day to day life. Old timers find fault with this phenomenon. But the gen next have welcomed this techno explosion with open hands.
There is a negative aspect of this electronic revolution. The Sony play station, x box for the kids have made them couch potatoes. They prefer to stay glued to their gaming devices than go out and play in the ground. This is a matter serious concern. Because if the kids do not go out play, how will they get used to physical exercises, the sun, the falling on the ground etc. Their bones and muscles will develop strong enough to endure physical exertion in the future. They will also fail to learn the lesson of winning and losing in reality.
No one can deny the fact that the telecommunications have been a catalytic factor in modern India resurgence in the world economy. Mobile phones have changed the way business is carried out in modern India. In fact India is the largest market for mobile phones. But, this is exactly the problem. The school and college students have fallen head over heels for the mobile craze. It is considered a shame to be without a cell phone. And they talk, talk and talk in the mobile for hours. And disturbs (just every body) them wherever they go. Obviously this can seriously affect their academic performance.
The tools of technology are neither good nor bad. It is the way in which we use them that is important.