Remember TV shows such as "The Jetsons” and
fantasizing about the possibilities of living with a robot in homes raised high above the ground on
adjustable columns, riding in a flying car???
Well, fast forward a
couple decades later, and it turns out that we are now on the brink of a Jetsons-like
reality.
We all know that
technological evolution is taking place at a hypersonic pace. Of course, the
trigger is natural curiosity & a need for efficient systems requiring less
human effort.
But, we must also think
about THE CATALYST!
We, humans thought of switching
to inexhaustible & nature friendly resources to satisfy our needs only when
it was realised that THERE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH OF IT IN FUTURE!
The reason for deficiency
of all amenities & resources is that everyone’s a bit greedy but what we
sometimes forget is that THERE”S TOO MANY OF US!
Yes, as of July 2013 we are
more than 7151000000
in number!
We need those flying cars because there’s no more space on the roads
unless you possess the patience of a monk!
We need those homes raised high above the ground on adjustable columns
because there’s no more space on land!
Every year sea levels
rise & by the year 2100 a country as beautiful as Maldives would become the
modern day equivalent of Atlantis!
We need those robots because more & more idiots are born every
minute!
The increase in the level
of average human intelligence may said to be increasing but that doesn’t explain
millions of unemployed deemed as NOT GOOD ENOUGH!
Of course everyone has
desires & a biological need to procreate but that doesn’t mean we have to
behave like bunnies!
Every parent has felt the
urge to provide for a good education for their kids, but, have they ever thought
that there might not be enough seats?
Of course, they have and
this worries them a great deal, but, extra tuitions and a prep school is not
the answer!
The answer is abstinence
& contraception that you deemed unnecessary all those years ago!
Of course, this might be
due to lack of blood supply to brain ON THOSE MOMENTS but we must realize that future
especially its problems are nothing but consequences of the actions in present.
In some cultures,
children are regarded as a gift of God the more the merrier is THE MANTRA!
But, one must think that
God, referred to as the Creator by some, must be pitying upon his creations
fighting fiercely for the resources which should have been for EVERYONE!
Of course this same
debate may go on forever on the themes of
Tradition VS Logic or
Choice VS Need but as is usual with the
problems of the world, yours truly is fed up and may take your leave.
©Copyright 2014 GarrulousGautam
©Copyright 2014 GarrulousGautam
Well the increase in our number does contribute if not fully accounted for the ever rising cause of "Desolation" of Earth, but we can't just kill people. There has been a sudden rise in human life expectancy in the past century. Yes they didn't realize it at that time that we'd be struggling with these global calamities, But, that's not the only thing that has contributed towards global problems. The mere increase in our number is not the only reason. we can not pull curtains on the doings and evils of MAN.
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