It is indeed commendable to say that humans have reached to a great stage of technological civilization. We have made a huge progress in terms of inventing new technologies to solve our problems of existence here on this earth. 2000 years ago, our great ancestors didn't have the chance to live in this golden age of technological breakthrough. Their travel, transportation, housing, food, education, wealth, health, communication and relationship were limited. They couldn't drive a car, they couldn't fly in the plane, they couldn't travel to the space, they couldn't mass produce various goods to earn huge profits.
Today because of great technological breakthrough, humans can fly, drive a car, travel to space, cure the diseases and transmit messages or videos to far away continents. We enjoy the progress of great breakthrough in the history of high technological civilization. We use technology every day and every time. Technology has become like members of our own body. They seem to be the master of our life.
Among these great technological breakthroughs, it is important to evaluate the benefits of the technology and also the hazards of technology. In order to speed up, people invented 4 wheelers to transport us and the goods. To travel faster, we worked hard to invent a machine that could fly like birds in the sky. To stay in the water and swim like fish, people invented submarines and boats. The computer has revolutionized the work culture at jobs and the commerce today. To communicate with others at a distant place, they invented telephone. And today telephone communication has been improved and upgraded very much that we can carry the gadget which aids in staying connected with our relatives, friends and business clients wherever we go.
Today we have mobile phones or cell phones. We can easily communicate with others from anywhere and any place. On the surface, it seems that mobile phone is an inherent member of our physical body. We carry it wherever we go and make a call any time. For mobile industry, it is the golden period because they are reaping the rewards and profits in huge margins. Of course we need mobiles today to communicate with others otherwise we won't be existing without it.
However my main concern is about the hazards of technology. For instance, mobile phones have become part and parcel of our life, there is no doubt about it. But is it safe and healthy to incorporate in our personal life? How much can it damage our healthy life style here on earth?
The recent scientific studies by top doctors, surgeons and scientists show that the use of mobile phones do cause a maximum level of public health hazards. The electro-magnetic radiation and microwaves that occur during the process of communication, damages the brain and causes brain haemorrhage, brain cancer, brain tumour and many other physical symptoms. In short it is burning our brain.
The industry research and scientific studies don't agree with outside scientists and experts' findings. They rubbish off the findings of others and the mobile industries take the support of governments to push the business transaction. The government whose main mission is to protect its citizens from the danger or unsafe environment doesn't even educate the public about health hazards of the modern technology. The industries shy away from speaking the truth for fear of losing the business stability and profits. The media doesn't clearly say whether the mobile phone is safe or not safe. The public are kept ignorant and the big industries do back on the ignorance of people.
In my opinion, the use of mobile phones for long duration is dangerous. The mobile phones are silent causes of brain tumour and cancer today. The validity of truth can be easily established if there is faith in the system. It is a big conspiracy theory. Recently, some people died after attending to some phone numbers, which appeared in red lights and within a short span of time those people died. They fainted and lost the consciousness and at the end they couldn't survived. There is a case where a doctor attended to the call which appeared in red lights too and he fainted immediately and was very critical.
When my brother brought to my notice, I didn't know much about the health hazards of mobile phones but later I did a little bit of research for myself and I got convinced that use of mobile phones are not safe. There may by many people who will die of brain cancer or tumour in the years to come.
"And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the life in your years." Abraham Lincoln.
The health is very important and it is our duty to see that our children are safe from health hazards of modern technology. Because we are not going to live in the future, our children and grand children who will be living and the human race must continue to exist. We should not be dumb to jeopardize our children's future just because we care about getting more profit margins.
Let's keep our children's future safe by inventing good technology which may not extinguish our human survival. Let's educate our children about the health hazards that come through the excessive use of technology. We must practice here our human diligence and power of choice.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
