From the pen APN
In the last few years my brain
has learnt not to depend on memory but to rely on Google. It is devastating as
I know but the ease of not consuming my brain is highly alluring as compared to
press my palms on my cheek and then wreck my brain for a piece of information.
Searching through Google is like firing a guided missile to its target which
has both speed and accuracy but remembering facts is like throwing a knife at
the target by hand. In the latter case there may be hit or miss if you are not
adept in your art. And perfecting an art is a matter of great effort and
practice.
Now the question is how many of
us would like to master the art of remembering things by proper training of
their minds. Very few will devote their time to build a razor-sharp memory. It
is because no one will like to travel on a bicycle by straining physically i.e.
pushing the paddles, if he/she has the resources of traveling on Mercedes
Benz. Although paddling on the cycle strengthens your muscles and lengthens
your stamina, the journey by a car is preferred. The undeniable fact of life is
that we are very much comfort loving.
As a citizen of the poorest of
the poor state like Odisha (which is also in some way self-labelled) I easily
find countless examples which can be cited to explain the dangerous height of
human love for comfort and laziness. One of the brighter examples is our
present complacent life with rice @ Rs 1 per kg. Similarly, importing bulk
amounts of fish, potatoes, onion, etc from neighboring states to nourish our
love for comfort has left us at the mercy of others. Our LAZINESS is slanting
down the curve of our state’s economic growth and we are likely to make
ourselves the worst beggars of a nation.
At such a juncture, do not we
need a change in our attitude or acts?
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