I have always loved summers. I love the
sunlight on my face every morning I open the curtains. Everything looks
cheerful and bright and the yellow glow of the sun gets me going with the day.
Having spent most of my life in the sands
of the Arabia – it does sound mysterious and exotic isn’t it? Like one of the
enigmatic characters in the Arabian Nights. Returning to reality, the United
Arab Emirates is a desert which has been transformed into a developed city with
lush gardens, beautiful beaches and all those amenities or facilities that you would
experience in any other developed country in the world. Before I dive into reminiscing
the outrageous developments in the country, I wanted to tell you that never
have I felt uncomfortable in the heat of the Arabia. Rather, I did not
encounter an instance where I had to experience the sweltering heat of the
summer. Air-conditioners in every place that you can think of – it was a basic
necessity in that country when it was an item of luxury in most countries. So I
would say I spent my summer years in Abu Dhabi in absolute bliss of the
air-conditioners.
The summer in Bangalore is just as scorching
hot and I need to find solace under the speeding ceiling fan. Though air-conditioner
is not really a luxury anymore in India, people tell me the weather in
Bangalore doesn’t really need one. Maybe years back, I would have agreed with
them but not anymore.
Every year the summer is getting hotter and
winter colder. This is sourced to the one and only ‘global warming’ – I have
been hearing these 2 words for nearly 2 decades now and ofcourse, the
threatening effect of it has been dwindling significantly. We all know the
cause of global warming. We know the consequence of it, in fact we have been
facing its consequence in many forms. Yet, we continue to fight against nature.
It is not required anymore to state the ways in how we battle against nature. In
the name of science and technology, we are not only destroying the earth but
even us directly. Topics like deforestation and pollution have been discussed
and debated for ages.
Let us look at the advent of cosmetic
surgery – is there any part in the body that cannot go under the knife for a
modification leading to beautification? If you have money, you can re-sculpture
and re-define yourself.
Almost every other day, a new electronic
gadget is born in the market. Children are far more advanced and tech-savvy
today. The sight of a toddler playing with the parent’s mobile phone is very
common. The pace at which those nimble fingers operate the phone maybe a proud
moment for the parents. They puff their chest with pride and narrate stories of
how smart their child is. Though it is fascinating to see the kid play with the
gadget rather than the toys, I worry if the radiation from the phone would
affect the child’s body, if the brightness of the panel would affect the eyes
of the child, if the heat emanating from the phone would affect the delicate
body.
There are many other everyday encounters
where we come face-to-face technology that affects our life adversely. Being
humans and with the ability to think, we need to draw a line on the usage on
technology and science. We are dependent on technology and science and in fact,
we are controlled by them. Our survival instincts are slowly deteriorating and I’m
afraid it would be too late before we realise how far we have stretched to gain
comfort in our lives and nature turns its back to hold us from falling over.
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