Isn’t it amazing how dependent we’ve become on modern technology? We get in our cars, drive to work or to the shops, stop to telephone our friends and access the internet at every opportunity. It’s marvellous how all these inventions have contributed so much to our lives. Marvellous, that is, until they go wrong because machines, like flesh and blood will inevitably have off days and inevitably, at some point, will break down. And when they do, gosh, such drama, the world is surely coming to an end!
We become frustrated and angry and end up shouting at the darn things. Shouting at an inanimate object! That’s how crazy it has all become. What we need to do is take a step back, draw a deep breath, walk away and establish a sense of perspective. If the car breaks down, walk or take the bus. If your mobile or smart phone packs in use a landline or, perish the thought, speak to people face to face. If your lap top crashes, close it down, take it to the repairman and do without for a couple of days.
It’s actually strangely liberating to be free of machines every now and again and it helps to remind us that we can and, up until a hundred or so years ago, did, live perfectly well without them, thank you very much. With or without technology life still goes on and without it life is certainly more simple and peaceful. How nice to go for a walk, to listen to the birds, to smell the flowers and to use the senses that we were born with instead of being force fed by some bloody machine. Still, I’ll be glad when I’ve sorted out Google and got my blog back up and running again!
Common Sense 