In the current era, with the rise of technological innovations and gadgets, the interest in buying books has come to an alarmingly low level. In the past, curiosity about buying books was very strong everywhere but this desire to read stuff in hard copy has borne a titanic hit. It has disappeared in the nick of time as soon as android mobiles and all-in-one tools have appeared. The current trends of mobile abuses have robbed people of many valuable things like unions of family, important traditional social gatherings wherein flow of wisdom lies, attention and care about parents and obedience and so on.
From top to bottom, every single person is absorbed and trapped in the net of excessive mobile use. This sorry state of affairs saddened me to the core when I went to buy books from a shopkeeper in my city. I asked him, “Why don’t you bring in new books for sale ?” He replied,” People do not have time to read hard books, since it is the culprit mobile which is keeping them away from buying books from us.”
Apart from other serious effects of android mobile phones, even it has dealt a death blow to businesses of those whose livelihood is dependent upon them. The shopkeeper feared that he might put an end to the business of selling books due to the minimum sale of books. Sadly, our society has become so dependent upon technology that it has lost the value of real gems that pave the way for great wisdom in every age of man.
Excessive use of mobile phones has shrunk modern minds. The obsession with frequent checking of updates causes effects on minds. Rude behaviour, lack of attention to household chores and aggressive attitude among them are common. On the other hand, book reading is such a pleasure which encourages cognitive development and prevents distractions, like mobiles do, from occuring.
Nowadays, mobile has taken the place of very important things in life. A few years back, people used to take a deep interest in writing books and developing the creative approach to hard material, but at the present moment, people have everything at hand and they are not required to work hard and use their energy and make optimum of their mental and physical strength. In consequence, headaches, lethargy and health problems are commonplace things.
Hence, everything is plain. It is strongly advised to the young generation that they ought to direct their efforts towards useful things and make the most out of books in hard copy. By doing so, they will be in a position to avoid distractions, save book reading culture and value relationships. In this context, Albert had rightly said, “I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.”
ABDUL QADEER SEELRO
Larkana
