Is it Convenient Enough for You???
Everything in our world is about convenience. I don’t know why that is. One of the partial reasons is all the technology we have. We get annoyed with our computers for not coming up with our search results fast enough, but if we had tried to look up the information by hand, it would’ve taken hours. And really, what is another seven seconds of waiting? Another thing we tend to take advantage of is the microwave. It’s really hard to think that it only takes three minutes to take something frozen solid to completely done. In the oven, it would’ve taken eighteen minutes to heat up that corndog, but now it only takes three, yet we still complain about time.
Is that the real reason for all of these changes? Is it time? Maybe we’ve realized how important time is, and we all feel, sometimes very acutely, that we have no time to spare. What are we doing to make our lives so busy that we must drive through something, as opposed to walking in and picking it up? I think we all need to take a reality check on time. Now, please don’t get me wrong, because I love when things are convenient. It’s very nice to have things done quickly, but I just think we all should be more gracious and realize that we’re already saving a lot of time. Even if we do have to cook something in the oven, it’s much faster than cooking it in a fire!!!
Next I’m going to write about some of the more fun and exciting things that make our lives so much easier, a.k.a. technology. The first point I would like to discuss is cell phones. Cell phones are one the most amazing ideas! To think that we can reach any one, almost anywhere, at any time, on a tiny portable device that is usually smaller than a deck of cards! That is a crazy concept. It’s really funny that people who haven’t had a cell phone for most of there lives, now can’t leave their house without it. I mean, what would we do if someone called us and we didn’t answer! Horror!!
I also am amazed with iPods. On Thursday I saw an iPod Nano for the first time, and I was shocked! They’re so tiny. To think that something that small could store so much information is crazy. It makes you wonder how many years it will take until that is the big, clunky thing to carry around. My parents have a camera that, when we bought it in 2003, was a very small one. It’s 5 inches by 3 ½ inches by 1-½ inches. Now it seems kind of big and awkward. You can’t even buy a current computer any more. It seems that the second you buy one, the next better, faster, smarter computer is out.
It seems like the faster technology advances, the more impatient we become with it. I think that we all really need to realize what a blessing it is. We have so many opportunities and options. We can do so many things, but the trick is to be careful and appreciate what we do have. We should you these resources, though, because they’re remarkable and empowering.
“I love technology. But not as much you, you see. But I still love technology. Always and forever. Always and forever!”
Is that the real reason for all of these changes? Is it time? Maybe we’ve realized how important time is, and we all feel, sometimes very acutely, that we have no time to spare. What are we doing to make our lives so busy that we must drive through something, as opposed to walking in and picking it up? I think we all need to take a reality check on time. Now, please don’t get me wrong, because I love when things are convenient. It’s very nice to have things done quickly, but I just think we all should be more gracious and realize that we’re already saving a lot of time. Even if we do have to cook something in the oven, it’s much faster than cooking it in a fire!!!
Next I’m going to write about some of the more fun and exciting things that make our lives so much easier, a.k.a. technology. The first point I would like to discuss is cell phones. Cell phones are one the most amazing ideas! To think that we can reach any one, almost anywhere, at any time, on a tiny portable device that is usually smaller than a deck of cards! That is a crazy concept. It’s really funny that people who haven’t had a cell phone for most of there lives, now can’t leave their house without it. I mean, what would we do if someone called us and we didn’t answer! Horror!!
I also am amazed with iPods. On Thursday I saw an iPod Nano for the first time, and I was shocked! They’re so tiny. To think that something that small could store so much information is crazy. It makes you wonder how many years it will take until that is the big, clunky thing to carry around. My parents have a camera that, when we bought it in 2003, was a very small one. It’s 5 inches by 3 ½ inches by 1-½ inches. Now it seems kind of big and awkward. You can’t even buy a current computer any more. It seems that the second you buy one, the next better, faster, smarter computer is out.
It seems like the faster technology advances, the more impatient we become with it. I think that we all really need to realize what a blessing it is. We have so many opportunities and options. We can do so many things, but the trick is to be careful and appreciate what we do have. We should you these resources, though, because they’re remarkable and empowering.
“I love technology. But not as much you, you see. But I still love technology. Always and forever. Always and forever!”
posted by Ashley @ 9:22 PM
2 Comments:
At 10:01 PM,
Becca said…
Convenience is a prominant american thing. Did you know that in other countries people bring their OWN bags to stores? That's how lazy people are in america. I think it all leads back to the Space program, and when you are exploring and you really do need things fast and efficiently, technologys are developed and soon brought out into the modern world and we adapt to having things faster. Why Not, is my opinion. I mean as long as things are fast the more we can do and the stronger the human race can get.
At 6:17 PM,
MRT said…
Well done!
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