Science And Technology : A Boon Or A Curse

The history of civilization shows how man always has to choose between making the right or wrong use of the discoveries of science. This has never been more true & relevant than in our own age.
We should be grateful & thankful to Scientist & inventors like Thomas Edison, James Watt, Howard Aiken (father of modern computers) & hundreds of other great pioneers who invented the modern marvels for our daily use.

It would be ungrateful on our part not to recognize how immense are the boons which modern technology has given to mankind. If you still think that modern technology is a curse it is only because men with destructive minds has misused the marvel of science.

Just take a look at the domestic scene. Can we think of living without Computers, electric lights or fans? Is it possible to continue cooking on coal when we can use gas-stove? Can we live without watching any movies or listening to any music? Can people be able to live a healthy life if medical science was not such advanced?? What will we do without printing, Xeroxing & modern methods of publishing? The education system will also not be the same without any technology.

Medical science has become so advanced that I wouldn’t be surprised if they found a cure for AIDS. There was a time when diseases such as malaria, influenza & TB were considered to be incurable. But now even some forms of Cancer are curable. All this would not have been possible if it were not for the progress made by medical science.

Yes, technology & scientific invention has its disadvantages also. But it will be wrong on our part to blame technology for whatever damage that has happened in our world.

books man bestfriend

Reading books is the best way to acquire knowledge about any topic, rather than learning yourself directly from experience. The point here is you do not have to invent a wheel. You need to only use it. Most of the time, due to laziness and/or lack of interest, we reduce the habit of reading books and many people do not read at all. But, this will eventually create more problems in life rather than anything positive.
We study for nearly 15 years of our life just to get a job. Once placed in a job, most people cut down the amount of reading and try to concentrate on other things in life, merely by just doing the job at hand. As they grow, they learn mostly by the work they are doing. At the same time, responsibilities and problems increase. While solving these problems or in times of handling additional responsibilities, they tend to make mistakes due to lack of knowledge (even in solving the daily-routine problems, either professional or personal).
If you want to really solve your problems in a better way OR if you want to look at all the available options while solving problems, you need to keep in mind, all the necessary relevant information. This could be collected from various sources like experience, talking to experts or books. You cannot always wait to gain the much needed experience or talk to experts to solve your problems. Since, the best part of the knowledge is available easily in books; they should be given a try. All educated people learnt mostly by books and not through experience or talking to experts. You might miss out getting experience OR you may not get opportunities to meet the right people to talk about your problems. But, you can always get books easily. Books never reject you and reading books is much easier than facing problems from multiple directions due to a lack of knowledge.