When technological advancement is not always a plus

We are living in a day and time when there is virtually every machine for anything one might think of. The past hundred years have seen more technological advancement, probably more than any time in the history of mankind. We have seen the birth of aviation, we have seen the tremendous advancement in tel communication transportation and science. Robots and other electronic devices are now part and parcel of our daily use. A lot of these inventions are helping us perform a thousand times faster than what we could have accomplished manually.

The past fifty years saw the first man defying gravity going straight into the moon. This same period witnessed the massive exploitation of nuclear power and energy. So scary that within the push of a baton, it could obliterate the earth into oblivion. What shall we say about submarines, and other war ships and equipment that can be mounted deep in the seas steadily for a full blown war? How about small gadgets like cell phones, global positioning systems and computerized cars.


Quite clearly, mankind has outdone himself. In many developed countries, people do not real need natural rain for agricultural purposes. They have cleverly managed to manipulate matter devices to harness the waters from the rivers and dams.While we celebrate, and reap the fruits of these great inventions, we mourn the lack of human touch. Its sad to even mention that nature itself as we know it is the victim. This race to manipulate, plunder and subdue nature is not without consequences. Scientist warn of great risk of the sun, thanks to the gasses that penetrate the ozone layer to expose human kind and animals to direct sunlight.

A lot of people are losing jobs to machines. I have seen companies and war houses install humongous machines that can operate themselves. These are expensive and complicated but take little time to perform a job that would have been done by a thousand men. Families are now spending time on the computer, more that with each other. We have cars furnished with every gadget. Kids, and some adults are spending too much time on video games, both on play station and online. The greatest tragedy is that men has turned nature into a very dangerous and less harmonious being and object yet the very opposite was intended by the creator.One wonders if the recent earth quakes and tsunamis world wide are an indication that nature is fighting back.