Cell phones – A new cause of concern!
I’ve always been pondering if the invention of the mobile phone is actually a boon or a bane to the human society. Though the cell phones have enabled the phrase, ‘Kar Lo Duniya Mutti Mein’, there are actually many flipsides to it. A couple of years back people made frivolous objections to the cell phones stating that the radio waves were detrimental to the brain cells. There are still researches going on in this direction to prove/disapprove this thesis. Even amidst these quibbles the number of cell phone users is growing day by day. I recently read a statistics that said nearly 99.8 % of people in Malaysia use mobile phones. 65 % (and still growing) of the Indians are cell phone subscribers.
Given these state of affairs, an interesting article caught my eyes today. According to this article, usage of mobile phones might hurt family relationships. This seems perfectly logical to me because I’ve been prone to this. My cell phone has made be so much accessible that I’ve got official calls at midnights and weekends. I’m sure many of you would empathize with me on this. This article also states that women are doubly impacted by the cell phone because they not only get official calls when they are not working but they also get calls about their family problems when they are out at work. This not only reduces their productivity but also becomes a cause for mental stresses.
So I guess it’s high time for us now to decide how we make use of the latest electronic gadgets. Are we going to rule technology or are we going to let it rule us? Sounds like the theme of a Steven Spielberg’s movie, huh?
I’ve always been pondering if the invention of the mobile phone is actually a boon or a bane to the human society. Though the cell phones have enabled the phrase, ‘Kar Lo Duniya Mutti Mein’, there are actually many flipsides to it. A couple of years back people made frivolous objections to the cell phones stating that the radio waves were detrimental to the brain cells. There are still researches going on in this direction to prove/disapprove this thesis. Even amidst these quibbles the number of cell phone users is growing day by day. I recently read a statistics that said nearly 99.8 % of people in Malaysia use mobile phones. 65 % (and still growing) of the Indians are cell phone subscribers.
Given these state of affairs, an interesting article caught my eyes today. According to this article, usage of mobile phones might hurt family relationships. This seems perfectly logical to me because I’ve been prone to this. My cell phone has made be so much accessible that I’ve got official calls at midnights and weekends. I’m sure many of you would empathize with me on this. This article also states that women are doubly impacted by the cell phone because they not only get official calls when they are not working but they also get calls about their family problems when they are out at work. This not only reduces their productivity but also becomes a cause for mental stresses.
So I guess it’s high time for us now to decide how we make use of the latest electronic gadgets. Are we going to rule technology or are we going to let it rule us? Sounds like the theme of a Steven Spielberg’s movie, huh?
3 Comments:
i dont know man. it has its advantages. even in the family context. my parents dont freak out if i get late cuz they know that i am accessible. i can communicate with whoever, wherever, whenever...thats surely a good thing.
I read somewhere that using ur right ear(or was it left..cant reember!)is less harmful..but whatver demerits,we cant do without mobiles
$Nothings Aplenty - whoever, wherever, whenever - true!
$Shikha - I think it is your right ear!
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