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Life Meets Tech

STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE

How does one turn off technology and turn on life? The truth is we can’t, at least not completely. Technology has become so integrated with day to day living that they seem inseparable. I wouldn’t be communicating with you if it was not for technology. 

Sunsets are no longer just sunsets, not when we have a smartphone. The sunset is captured and shared on social media. Whoopee! But are we deadening our experiences by turning every moment into pixels? Is the angle of the shot and the ‘likes’ it gets more rewarding than feeling the warmth of the sun and just holding it close to our hearts? 

We cannot overlook the good technology has done, either. It has brought the world closer; it has turned education into something kids can look forward to with kids’ games that make learning fun and it provides easy access to information. Technology is the classic case of ‘we cannot live with it and we cannot live without it.’ Perhaps we need to tweak it and be happy to live with it but not be consumed by it. Easier said than done, eh!

We all try to shut the door on technology for at least an hour every day. Initially, switching off the cell phone actually made us panicky, thinking we might miss out on an important or emergency call, but it is hard to teach our kids to switch off if we, ourselves feel handicapped without technology. So we make it a rule not to check our phones during meals and it is also off-limits while praying. 

There is no rule book to living with technology. I create the rules as we go along. Like they say, the right way is not always the easy way. While it is not an insurmountable issue, it helps to keep in mind that we can either make technology work for us or allow it to consume us. By establishing clear boundaries, we can have the best of both worlds, real and virtual. 

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