Man vs Machine

Greetings, Slaves of Technology!!

How do you do? ;-)

Well, IF the alarm clock woke you up, the coffee- maker made you coffee, the toaster made you breakfast, the vacuum cleaner kept your house tidy, the dishwasher did your dirty dishes, the washing machine cleaned your clothes, the car took you to work, you worked out at the gym and then the microwave made you your dinner, I guess, you had a great day! [The routine- That's what they call it ;-)]

In this world everything has become mechanical, electrical and, now digital! :-/ Which I find is good in some ways and bad in many. With the passage of time, man is becoming more and more dependent on machines! I don’t see anyone striking a balance between being self-dependent and being machine- dependent. No doubt, in this world, luxury has become more of a necessity but if you are in a situation wherein you feel that, 

“Oh, the gyms closed today, how the hell am I gonna exercise??” or “Ohh! The microwave is not working, let’s order Chinese food from outside”, then you’re in for some serious trouble mister!!

What do you think in the good old days people used to run on the treadmill to burn that extra fat? There’s a freaking park outside, AND LOOK!, “complimentary” fresh air, run for your life!!! :-P And what do you have a stove for, to complete the look of your kitchen?? I am sure that you started thinking of the stove in the kitchen as the vermiform appendix- the vestigial organ in your body! LOL! So what if you’re a working woman? You wouldn't die if you yourself cooked with your own hands on the stove for your family!!!

What you don’t realize is that you have started to believe that you cannot manage without these aids! Whereas you can, honey. :-)
Machines earlier used to be present only in factories and now, there’s a machine for every simple job you can do on your own, and trust me it’s all at your home, for no good reason, and it is, in all ways influencing your lifestyle in all aspects! 

After a whole day of sedentary work in the office, well, it’s kinda the same at home, ain’t it? Coz you ain’t doing anything! :-P But do make sure to oil the joints, tighten up the screws of those machines and make sure that the wires have their insulation intact. What you don’t realize is that, just the way you take care of your machines’ well being (yes, it has become as important as your family member), it is important to take care of your own health.

Sedentary life is like slow poisoning, it kills you ultimately and for free, you get a whole range of diseases, well, everything you get for free is not good. ;-)

Machines have of course helped mankind save time on so many things, but a machine for everything? SERIOUSLY?

"Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three - and paradise is when you have none."- Doug Larson

A classic example is a vending machine! I know it’s awesome-technology, but really, if you had those stuff in a shop, probably you could have a few people employed and make them earn for their bread and butter. And you talk about charity, donating stuff to the poor? Yeah right, who’s even thinking about them? I am sure you are so concerned!!! :-O

Our lives begin with the help of machines and end with the help of them, they aren’t really gonna let go of you that easily. Electrical cremation, yes, a machine is gonna help you become ashes even after you die, you should be sooo grateful to it, right?  :-O 

Oh yeah, then there’s a power cut!! It’s like a nightmare right? Think about this, take two situations:

“Uncle George passed away in Santa Cruz, and you’re like Awww Ohh”,

“The power is off since three hours, and you’re like OMG really??? Life is so unfair!! Why does this happen to me. For what is God taking revenge on me??”
Hmph, justified aren’t you?

People used to live without fans, and you are crying because you are dying without the AC because of a power-cut! BRAVO!!!

"War destroys men, but luxury destroys mankind; at once corrupts the body and the mind."- John Crowne
 

Technology has saved so many lives, has made life so easier, you save a lotta time and get the job done. I'm not questioning the power of technology, here, I dare not. But, everything has its pros and cons. A pair of arms and legs used to be man’s closest friends and assistants to perform his errands. But as the time passed by, man used his wit and power and invented various easygoing gadgets to perform his work without putting any pressure on his shoulders. Invention of machines and gadgets has made his life so easy that at a very slow pace he started becoming dependent of machines for everything.

Sounds like the invasion of aliens on earthlings. Geez!!

Don’t become a victim to these machines, do your work as much as you can on your own, it’s for your own good, for whatever you can’t you always have a machine to help you out :-)

Don’t make “using a machine” your “default option” is what I wanna to convey to my readers :-)

Note-  When I mean machine, I mean anything that is invented by man that works on electricity, or any other mechanism. You might call it a gadget. Or a subset of what technology has gifted you, which in-turn was developed my man.  
20^th January, 2012

(This article was typed on MS Word, and why didn’t I use a paper and a pen to write it down initially? Well, typing is more convenient!!

THIS IS WHAT TECHNOLOGY DOES TO YOU. Haha!!)