Well, I believe that we are not happier than our forefathers.
As we all know that change is the law of nature. And, one has to move ahead with an acceptance to these changes. So what are the changes which we see today if we compare our time with our forefathers' time. These changes are like: Advance education system, state-of-the-art medical technology, more business opportunity, improved agricultural techniques, hi-tech infrastructure, modern electronic equipments, better facilities such as hotels, transport, entertainment etc.
You'll be surprised, on one hand, I am against the motion that we are not happier than our forefathers, but on the other hand, I am counting the positive changes which we can see easily today but our ancestors didn't predict even. Yes, it is very much true that these changes are positive but it is also a hard fact that we have changed them into negative. Actually we are using these facilities but we don't know how to enjoy it.
First of all, we talk about modern agricultural techniques. Everybody knows that there is less physical labour due to modern machines, fertilizers, seeds, improved irrigation facilities but then why we consume packed foods, artificials vegetables and fruits, here artificial vegetables and fruits means which are made artifically with the help of vaccine only. Everyday we watch on TV how milk and other dairy products are adulterated with many chemicals and hair shampoos. Think for a moment, this is our basic diet and if we intake it regularly then in long-period what will happen? What's the use of those modern agricultual techniques if we are not getting fresh fruits and vegetables? We will suffer with horrible diseases in future. Yeah! I accept, now we have better medical facilities to control the diseases still the degree of increasing disease is much more than the medical facilities. State-of-the-art medical facilities but with long queues of patients having new types of diseases. Isn't it ironical?
Let's take another example of electrical and electronic equipments like washing machine, microwave, coolers, air-conditioners. These machines definitely give us comfort but don't you realize these give us instant comfort only as we can't ignore its long-term and side effects. And, we become so habitual of using these machines that we often forget to do pysical exercises. Then we go gym to do exercises. See again, there is irony, first we use machines to remove those physical exercises and giving us comfort then after some time we take pain and do the same physical exercise at the gym. Same is with transport system. Due to more business opportunites and empolyment, we have less time so we use advance trasnport system by purchasing own car, helicopters which in turn cause traffic jams, air pollution, sound pollution etc. And, do you know who suffers? We. If we observe minuetly, it can be said that more facilities create more problem. It is with everything whether it is entertainment business or education system.
Anyways, list is long but here I'd like to express my views that yes we have better things than our forefathers but we are not happier than them. Today we are not physically fit. We are always busy. Everybody is rushing towards his/her goals. Still no body is happy. Everybody is having a plasitc smile. Where is the real happiness? Think for a minute how much time we spend on mobiles, internet, TV but we have no time for our loved ones. Earlier, people were satisfied however they had limited sources of income, entertainment and comfort.They had time for their loved ones. There was peace which we can't find now-a-days. Today we have everything still we crave for small-small things. Don't we???
