When I was pursuing my education in Sangli, I got
disappointed only because of the dull markets over there and the absence of
places to shop and get my wardrobe a brand new look. To fulfill this, I turned
towards the online shopping sites, which were helping me to this in a click, at
a remote location like Sangli. Then I shifted to Pune to have my internship and
this incident made me away from online shopping. I began to prefer FC road over
Flipkart.
It had been a long time I had shopped from any online store
when I purchased some apparels from amazon. What happened when I went for
collecting the courier was a pleasant surprise for me. Unlike every time, the
person was present before me with an application running on his phone which
could take the signature of the receiver and ask her for the feedback of the
service. The delivery person was carrying an ATM card swapper as well. This was
a surprise and this made me ponder the impact of growing technology on our
daily lives.
Though very slower than the world, India is moving towards
the technology faster than ever before.
In my childhood, I used to move to a STD center to make a
phone call to my sister sitting in the nearest metro. Now sitting at my home, I
can make video chat with her who now stays in United States of America. This transformation
is remarkable. I had never fantasized in my childhood that such a change would
be brought in. This was a ‘Surprise’ for me.
Earlier, the Children were said to have born with the silver
spoon in their mouth, now I would say, Children are born with the technology in
their hands. However looking back, I can say it easily that these children,
will always miss the fun we had in our times. The paper-boats in the monsoons,
the wonderful outdoor games like lagori, hide
and seek, the fun of playing the cassettes and rewinding them using the
pencils, the celebration of every small thing with physical friends(unlike
todays ‘virtual’ ones) will be badly missed by these children. The fun of
clicking just one picture at a family function and getting it ready from the
photography shop, can never be replaced by thousands of selfies clicked every
now and then.
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most
intelligent. But rather the one most responsive to change
- Charles Darwin
Well digesting the above thought, I wish technology keeps me
surprising pleasantly with its wonders and makes me remember those good old
times.
