Man has made tremendous technological advancements..........The choice is up to us.

Man has made tremendous technological advancements. From humble beginnings last century with the Industrial Revolution we have come to the stage where we have invented and built so many gadgets that our very existence is threatened by them, like the atomic bomb.

We cannot deny that technology has improved the quality of our lives immeasurable. A journey to anywhere on the globe now takes merely a few hours by airplane, whereas it may have taken many years to do so on foot. We communicate with one another with increased ease and efficiency. All it takes is the pressing on a few buttons and we are able to talk to anyone almost anywhere in the world. A flick of the television switch give us news, sports and entertainment in glorious color. Modern methods of cooking do not leave dirty messes behind. For the even more lazy ones, fast-foods are always available, some twenty four hours a day.

Modern computers have infiltrated into all aspects of business, governments and even at home. City traffic is controlled by computers. Airline booking and air-traffic are also computer-controlled. So it is too with many other things where computers are virtually indispensable. Computer breakdown means also the breakdown of whatever system it controls. The computer has become almost all-powerful. Such is our dependence on it.

In war, our technological expertise has given us super-efficient weapons. Instead of swords and spears, we now have machine-guns, heat-seeking missiles, cruise missiles, jet-fighters and other tools of murder and mayhem. Our ability to kill and destroy is frightening. We have become so powerful that the possibility of killing ourselves completely is very real indeed.

On one hand technology has made life easier to us. On the other, technology as created weapons of mass destruction that can annihilate the whole human population. We have the means to keep making living better or eliminate it completely. The choice is up to us.

Summary: Man has made tremendous technological advancements. Technology has improved the quality of our lives. A journey by airplane takes merely a few hours where it may have taken many years on foot. We communicate with each other with increased ease and efficiency. Modern computers have infiltrated into all aspects of our lives. They are virtually indispensable. in war, our technological expertise has given us super-efficient weapons. our ability to kill and destroy is frightening. The possibility of killing ourselves completely is very real. Technology has made life easier for us and also created weapons of mass destruction. The choice is up to us to keep making living better or eliminate it completely.