The world one is residing right now is much more Hi-Tech
world. The sense of community and warmness is over. The world of Hi-Tech
is taken place and exactly looks like in this picture slideshow. Everybody
needs thumbs-up, not food to eat, need not meanig of the talking but just
texting and need not about spending time with real human body but via invisible
screen. So pity!
I was shock when seeing a couple
of very rich, beautiful, handsome wife and husband on their vocation or
traveling (I guess) in a Five-Stars hotel in Phnom Penh, capital city of
Kindong of Cambodia. That morning, I was at IELTs examination. Most of students
were waiting in front the door in the que to get in and began their hardest
exam. I took some five minutes to walk around the hotel since this is the first
time ever i got into such luxuarious place. As I was walking carefully and
looking around the wall, the tables, the floor and statues they put along, i
was a couple were supposed to enjoy their delicous breakfast on a nice table, chair
for only that boy and girl.
However, thing surprised me. They
both did not pay much attention to each other, neither the best food serving by
the hotel. Quess what they both were doing? Nothing, they were texting,
chatting and perhaps scrolling down and up facebook page. They did not even
care of their first day on their trip in a very nice place next to Tonle Mekong
River, the longest river in Cambodia. Also, they did not care whatever food
menu served by the hotel. Food in Cambodia is the most delicious and fresh food
in the world since Khmer people plan vegetable and raise animal by traditional
means.
Back to our story, how far the world is moving
right now? Do you think it is moving faster than we expected it should be? What
is the meaning of life to today’s people? Having Iphone 6 or Iphone 7 is the
best for life or what else. Having access to facebook, internet and modern
technology is everything we need.
How about the meaning of society,
community, family, friendship, respect, and so on so forward? Which one is most
important and lasting longer? Of course, no rejection. Family, friendship and
values are all the most important for our lives. We better balance the time
spending between technological world and the world of heart.
Should partition 20 per cent to
hi-tech world and 80 per cent to family world. Because family is something you
can’t miss but you can stay from facebook. You can’t be away from warmness and
friendship, but you can be away from internet for weeks or months. You can’t be
away from respect but you can live without texting or chit-chatting.
As you have seen in picture
slideshow, it is terribly sorry to encounter such world like this. We need
warmness back. We need respect back. We need the reality through our eye, not
via small facebook window. We need to be ourselves. We need the community of
face-to-face interaction. Join us to regrow this idea.
