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     Just the other day I had gone to our local sabziwala to buy our daily quota of vegetables. I was busy telling out my list when I heard the sound of a mobile ringing.

      As a note it must be mentioned that the place I live is not some city .. but a small place called Nemmara in Kerala and in this place finding someone with a mobile is not a daily occurrence like in Bangalore and Delhi.

     So I was keen to know from where this sound was coming. Just imagine my surprise that the mobile was none others but that of one of the workers in the sabziwala s place.

     This incident a common occurrence now in all of our lives....... just shows how technology has changed our lives.

    "I will call you at home" and "I will write to you" has been replaced with " I will call you up on your mobile" and " I will email you".

    I am someone in favor of technology and I am delightfully surprised at how technology has come to be so common part of our day to day lives.

   "Technology - blessing or curse" 

   This has been a topic of discussion for a lot of debates and like they say in that famous ad "the fight continues" 

   My this articles is in no way against or in favor of technology.

   Technology has helped us reach the skies when before the near by tree would have been sufficient. An example would be before going to the moon would have been a big thing. Now going and circling it 2-3 times and staying there for a month or 2 would seem like a piece of cake. The inside track is there is a huge waiting line in companies who sell property in the moon. You know... "that mount on the moon is yours and this mine"

   But when I hear news like that of Kalpana Chawla dying and lot of other problems that have arisen due to technology I cant help but think... is the risk worth it......

    Some may say yes.... some say no.... some may say maybe... To tell the truth there is no right answer.

   Technology will remain a part of our lives whether we like it or not as long as we have technology being developed as fast as a click of a mouse.

   "Technology is a necessary evil"

   There are times when technology is a blessing like sending urgent emails, getting medical test results within the hour forecasting weather.

  But one thing....... there is one element that should not be forgotten in this hi tech world- and that is the human element. As long as people still think in terms of love hate desire and friendship etc....... and not in terms of bytes, hertz and GBs we are safe.

  And so you tech crazy people out there.... why don't you take a few minutes and call up your mother,father,friend,anyone or write a letter the old fashioned.

  On this light and happy note...... signing off

   

- Vinitha

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