Technology

As we progress in technology, our observations, judgements, behaviours are becoming more and more superficial. We are very cordial with people over the telephone and emails, but what about our outlook towards people physically present around us? We enjoy seeing the photographs of our last vacations and re-living those moments but what about the natural camera in our brain that didn't seem to capture anything that isn't in the pictures? We sit in front of our computers/laptops/mobiles typing away furiously, who knows whether it's day or night? We watch movies on DVDs, listen to music on our IPods, but when did we last go for a play or a concert?

Everyone talks about technology having liberated us, made us nomads. Isn't technology rather taking us in the opposite direction to some extent? I would love to meet my friend but why go through the motions of dressing up, leaving home, taking the metro when I have internet and webcam to talk to her? I would love to learn Spanish, but I don't get time from watching TV. I would love to take a walk in the sunshine, but I'm busy writing a blog on my mean machine...