One very disturbing facets that came to the fore at this hour is that times are changing and though financial well being is there the humanity factor is missing – human slowly turning to cyborgs. The path of success is so ruthless that people even do not think twice to dismiss the contribution of their elders and so also the teachers who shaped them to what they are today. These self glorifying egomaniacs even dare to the extent of hurling nasty abuses to the people who made their life possible like a bed of roses. When shall they acknowledge these wonderful selfless people ?
The lure of a high life beckons us all. The path is not simple, some are ready to compromise some are not. The middle class morality syndrome do bogs us down to some extent. When one look at the three basic civic necessities “Roti, Kapra & Makaan” it is very well understood that none of them are easy these days. If I may be permitted to extend the list I would say that health, education and housing are today the most lucrative sectors. To achieve them to a so called respectable extent either you steal or become stale. Things like honesty, dedication, social responsibility are slowly becoming extinct breed of character traits. But then, exceptions are always there and that do help to keep the wheels of hope running. As one of the esteemed bloggers have put it so well “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistry”.
Technology was supposed to make our life easy and not lazy and that’s the ultimate paradox. Every modern invention comes with its own side effects. We have forgotten to enjoy good books, good music(I mean music and not noise), spending quality time with family members, visiting old friends and relatives, enjoying simple pleasures of life, being punctual. A host of modern gadgets have made us pre-occupied to the hilt. Perhaps someday we will forget to do a simple mathematical operation also. Calculators / computers / mobiles etc. are there take care of that and we are enslaved to it. The stress of this rat race gave rise to a lot of physical and psychological problems unheard till not so long ago. “Occupational hazards” as they frame it. That in turn is an enviable revenue earner for a lot of so called successful professionals.
The lure of a high life beckons us all. The path is not simple, some are ready to compromise some are not. The middle class morality syndrome do bogs us down to some extent. When one look at the three basic civic necessities “Roti, Kapra & Makaan” it is very well understood that none of them are easy these days. If I may be permitted to extend the list I would say that health, education and housing are today the most lucrative sectors. To achieve them to a so called respectable extent either you steal or become stale. Things like honesty, dedication, social responsibility are slowly becoming extinct breed of character traits. But then, exceptions are always there and that do help to keep the wheels of hope running. As one of the esteemed bloggers have put it so well “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistry”.
Technology was supposed to make our life easy and not lazy and that’s the ultimate paradox. Every modern invention comes with its own side effects. We have forgotten to enjoy good books, good music(I mean music and not noise), spending quality time with family members, visiting old friends and relatives, enjoying simple pleasures of life, being punctual. A host of modern gadgets have made us pre-occupied to the hilt. Perhaps someday we will forget to do a simple mathematical operation also. Calculators / computers / mobiles etc. are there take care of that and we are enslaved to it. The stress of this rat race gave rise to a lot of physical and psychological problems unheard till not so long ago. “Occupational hazards” as they frame it. That in turn is an enviable revenue earner for a lot of so called successful professionals.
I do not mean to sound pessimist but do we really care? After all the Industrial revolution, Green Revolution now it seems we need some kind of Mental Revolution. Is someone really listening???
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