Technology - An Ever Growing Fad

It is quite interesting to notice that our lives hasIt is good to see the world shrinking at such a
been drastically changed with the dawn ofrapid pace. That day appears to be strikingly close
technology as compared to our earlier life beingwhen we would be able to achieve everything
fairly simple and one dimensional. The worm ofwith technology. But a word of caution lies here,
technology has bitten most of us and will continueafter all we are just human beings and we must
to make its impact in the near future as well.not forget that man is a social being. With
Today, the term technology is present in virtuallytechnology we can achieve many things but we
all parts of our lives even though we are notcan also destroy mankind with it. It is true that
aware of few of them. We are so muchwith internet we can keep in touch with news and
dependent on it now that it is hard to imagine astay connected with friends and family but we
day in our lives without using technical stuff. It canalso forget that it also takes away the personal
range from using a mobile phone, television, atouch out of our lives. There is nothing like
computer, a car or even an airplane to reach ameeting or get together but a text on a social
far flung place.networking site. Writing letters to loved ones
Usage of such technical devices has turned out towhich is a creative work has been replaced by
be a boon for the human society in general. Theemail. The technology has pierced into our sports
technological advancements in the transportalso, thus making all the things more mechanical.
system have made the world shrink. InThus it is quite reasonable to use technical things
communication the world has been contractedin our day to day life but we should not be
notably as the information is accessible to usdependent on them and must retain our human
where we want and when we want making itassets. It is also true that if all these
very comfortable. Even the basic needs of aadvancements are out of control they can lead to
person can now be fulfilled with revolutionarya catastrophe thus marking an end of our
technologies like internet. We don't have to relyexistence. The dropping of atomic bombs was
on the morning news papers as online news isone such example.
there for us 24/7, we can easily find and stay inIt is good to use anything beneficial to us but to a
touch with our buddies via social networking sites.limit only as after that we are controlled by it
Most of our activities can be handled with ease byrather than us utilizing it to our advantage, the
internet.technology is no exception to this rule.