Just Me - India

Our ancestors understood much more of the world than us. Doesn't it sound strange? It does, but in many ways it is so true.

Consider these facts:

• How many of the tools and gadgets we use today - do we really know how they work?
• How many of the things we come in contact with or read about everyday do we understand?

The answer really - is that we dont understand much. An average man hardly knows how cell phones work, what makes a tubelight glow, what exactly is a blood test or how automobiles work or textile is made. We have a cursory knowledge of these- the details are left to the specialists!

This was not so with our ancestors. Our ancestors had to fend for themselves completely. They used to build their own houses, make their own weapons, grow their own food etc. Doesn't sound very hitech.. eh? But, they understood what they were doing. Life was not at the mercy of specialists !

So, in a way we are becoming more and more ignorant, althought the world itself is advancing and making great strides into the future ! What a strange thing.

But, even this is not bad. The worst thing is that - we are slowly losing are curiosity or ability to learn or do things on our own. We are gaining the attitude of - this is for the experts to deal with. It is not clear what the consequences of this kind of attitude will be!