Is technology killing Mother Earth?

BANGALORE, INDIA: You have a day to celebrate every other occasion. Father's Day and Mother's day to remember that our parents are not 'obsolete' objects to be pushed into the morbidity of the old age homes, like that abandoned mobile handset; Teacher's Day to remember those old teachers who taught you the values of life, and not values of money; Valentine's Day to reiterate the strength of love and not lust!

And yet you see old age homes in every nook and corner, with those goldy oldies living in their golden past, hapless present and dark future.

Still we have students of all age taking their teachers for a ride and pledge their conscience for money.

And we hear of the love stories that threw all those values into wind to bargain for flesh.

We need a day made to make us remember; remember those values that we conveniently forget. That's the way of the world.

On the eve of the World Earth Day, which marks its 40th anniversary, more negative things come to mind, because in today's world of hi-tech and fast life, we conveniently forget the burden we cause to the earth, all thanks to our hi-flying life.

We are a generation that lives the Internet and eats and drinks SMS. The moment you switch off the mobile you feel that you are alienated from the world and missed that 'breaking news' from the dearest one.

And it is this weakness that is being exploited by most of the cellphone service firms. Everyone talks about talking, talking and more talking, 'waking and talking', but no one talks about the hazards it cause — to your health and the environment. Even an interesting advertisement can be a trap, mind it.

According to recent research more than one third of U.S. teenagers with cell phones send more than 100 texts a day. And the scenario is not different in other parts of the world too.

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