Today's society has got us hooked up on buying into the ever-changing world of technology. If's not the Ipad2, Iphone 4, the Sony Ericsson Xplay, it's some other gadget with even more jaw-dropping features. I won't be surprised that in the next few years, cell phones will be new way of compiling documents, making presentations and even shopping online (oh wait that's already happening). It's really crazy how smartphones have become the new gadget to have among the array of 'cool' toys. Even at church you can't help but notice Christ-focussed (supposed to be) believers being hooked up into this technology frenzy. The number of hardcover bibles and notebooks are slowly disappearing into the hazy mist of antique technology.
Eventhough I'm writting with a sense of untouched or unblemished lifestyle (so i thought), I must be honest I have been lured into thinking what will be my next smartphone gadget that will replace the ever-faithful and long-time servant Sony Ericsson K800i cellphone. I must be honest, i didn't think my mind will be so consumed with the notion of owning something that could turn my life into a multitasking machine. But in retrospect, do i really want that? Do I really want to depend entirely on a piece of hardware that could be stolen from me or drop off my hand at any minute? Or am I resisting the inevitable change that will soon sweep every household from Timbuktu to Mumbai? This reminds of the one-sided epic battle between the machines (the future) and the human zion city (the last known city) in the Matrix.
But one thing keeps me grounded and still restrains me from completely following the Blackberry crowd and HTC clicks or the 'ever cool' Apple Iphone/Ipads geeks: All these things is like chasing after the wind. Truly Solomon could identify with our times today. I'm sure with his wealth, he was attracted to all sorts of glimmering antiques and fine linen and exotic creatures. The Arabic ships will bring all sorts of 'technologies' from beyond the seas (today's china and Japan). But yet the wisest man on earth describes these things as chasing after the wind. It neither comes or goes. The continual lust for more Megapixel, Android operating systems, and pc-in-a-mobile devices has no place in eternal discussion forums. One will not be remembered for how many Ipads i owned or which Android operating system i uploaded on my phone. This is all chasing after the wind and until someone has made a device that could quantify the amount of wind one can hold in their hands, I'll continue to stick with the back-end of technology (not that far back!). Sorry to all tech geeks out there!
Eventhough I'm writting with a sense of untouched or unblemished lifestyle (so i thought), I must be honest I have been lured into thinking what will be my next smartphone gadget that will replace the ever-faithful and long-time servant Sony Ericsson K800i cellphone. I must be honest, i didn't think my mind will be so consumed with the notion of owning something that could turn my life into a multitasking machine. But in retrospect, do i really want that? Do I really want to depend entirely on a piece of hardware that could be stolen from me or drop off my hand at any minute? Or am I resisting the inevitable change that will soon sweep every household from Timbuktu to Mumbai? This reminds of the one-sided epic battle between the machines (the future) and the human zion city (the last known city) in the Matrix.
But one thing keeps me grounded and still restrains me from completely following the Blackberry crowd and HTC clicks or the 'ever cool' Apple Iphone/Ipads geeks: All these things is like chasing after the wind. Truly Solomon could identify with our times today. I'm sure with his wealth, he was attracted to all sorts of glimmering antiques and fine linen and exotic creatures. The Arabic ships will bring all sorts of 'technologies' from beyond the seas (today's china and Japan). But yet the wisest man on earth describes these things as chasing after the wind. It neither comes or goes. The continual lust for more Megapixel, Android operating systems, and pc-in-a-mobile devices has no place in eternal discussion forums. One will not be remembered for how many Ipads i owned or which Android operating system i uploaded on my phone. This is all chasing after the wind and until someone has made a device that could quantify the amount of wind one can hold in their hands, I'll continue to stick with the back-end of technology (not that far back!). Sorry to all tech geeks out there!
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