I request you all to think on this as deep as you can.
Last weekend, I was traveling to go to my hometown(Pune) by Volvo bus. After travelling some distance, one thought touched my mind. What if this bus wasn’t there? How would I visit my place every weekend? This vehicle takes me there within three hours or less. I seemed to thank the inventors who invented these vehicle; in fact those who invented man’s greatest creation – the wheel.
After some time my mobile rang. I told my parents the time I would be reaching. After switching off my mobile, I started getting the same thoughts. Inventions.. Really!! Today, is it possible to live without mobiles?
These initial thoughts caused the creation of more thoughts in my mind. Looking at my watch, I thought how these watches make a standard time for all so that we can schedule our plans; Meetings, train arrivals, cricket matches, school/office and all schedules are fixed on some timing. Calendars – All the days, months, years are packed in these calendars. Past, present & future events can be calculated using this. Invention of lamp is a great mile stone in our life.
Lamp brings light in our life when the only natural source of light – the sun disappears. No Music in life could make it boring. Human beings invented different musical instrument to create sounds that are pleasant to the ears. Can we imagine life without music?
Looking at the TV, that was now switched on in my bus, I couldnt imagine a life without TVs. Now every house has at least one TV. Black & white, Color, 29 inches, LCD & many more types suitable for all type of people are available. Similarly, washing machines, air conditioners, refrigerators, music systems.
The lady wearing spectacles was reading a news paper. News paper …Gives us latest news of the world. Any person can buy this bunch of papers in a nominal amount and can read what is happening in the world.
Hmmmmm … spectacle! By nature’s rule our eyes are unable to read small letters. What a portable solution for this problem it is! Our Medical progress also leaves me speechless. Doctors literally cut patient’s head/heart or any part of body and operate him to make him as he was before. What an invention it is! It is really competition against the nature.
My bus moved into Lonavala. Beautiful scenary formed as the aftermath of the rains. A passenger in my front seat took out his camera & captured some snaps. We can see our past anytime by looking at these photos.
Movies – Man has developed such a nice concept wherein we forget our life for three hours. Isn’t it? Sports make entertainment plus health. Being literate is important. For that purpose schools were opened, then colleges and universities.
Money system for transaction is a nice way to purchase any thing you want. Office/company is nice system to earn money & provide employment.
Food…. Initially human beings used to eat leaves & fruits or hunted animals directly as a food. But today we can choose from a wide range of options from Pizza and burger to mouth-watering ice creams and chocolates & many more….
Clothes – From the ‘one of the 3 basic needs’ to more-than-just-covering-the-skin. It is now used by Individuals to express their identity.
Oh sorry. I forgot our computer. This small monitor-keyboard-processor unit has completely changed our lifestyle. Almost all organizations are making themselves computerized. We can access our mail accounts anywhere in the world. We can withdraw our money from anywhere, 24X7.
And after that too many small things that we use daily came to my mind. Really we can’t do without them. like Comb :imagine our hair without proper setting, shoes :can we walk half a kilometer without it, Table-chair: think we need to sit down everywhere , allout-good Knight :we can have deep sleep & dreams, pens: we can write anything, bags: how can we handle everything without packing everything just imagine, perfumes-scents : brings fragrance in our life, cosmetics : make beautiful to even ugly faces , remote control : let us control anything from long distance, switches : on the walls let us not to go at the ceiling to rotate a fan, vessels: just imagine there are no vessels.
This unlimited list, can grow as we think about it more. And by the time you finish another NEW list would be already waiting to be included. There are many new things that are being invented worldwide. Wow!! what facilities these great inventors have given us.
This way we are living in an age where in we are enjoying everywhere everything with great ease and simplicity. But we should some times, at least imagine a life without them. Then we can realize importance of these things which we normally ignore.
Suddenly, my bus screeched to stop and all the passengers started looking outside. Two vehicles had met with an accident.
Oh no…I forgot to tell you. These inventions if not used with their guidelines, can even take us away from this beautiful life, after all, these things were invented to make our life more beautiful.
My bus moved ahead and after some moments I got down at my stop.
#1 by Mahesh Wani - November 8th, 2007 at 15:16
ya thats true… but you can also add about GPS(Global Positioning System)……
#2 by michael.fernando - November 8th, 2007 at 15:38
Hi Ninad,
That was a wonderful thought process.. You are a deep thinker it seems..
Yes! Mahesh’s addition GPS, or rather Satellites as a whole, are one of the greatest inventions of man. These satellites are the reason we get excited when we watch our Houses from Space using GOOGLE EARTH. They are required for weather forecasting, TVs, Radios, Mobiles etc
What more? These satellites will guide us to new Planets in the future when the earth no longer remains inhabitable.
#3 by ninad.pingale - November 8th, 2007 at 16:01
Yes,Mahesh.Thanks.I forgot to include it.This way we can include the series of these systems that do awesome job for us.
#4 by ninad.pingale - November 8th, 2007 at 16:11
Yes michael, you are right. Thanks for extending my thoughts in this area of inventions.
Really Satellites,RADARs,SONARs,even rockets,aeroplanes….These inventions are helping to invent other things. Isn’t it ?
#5 by Abhishek Shaligram - November 14th, 2007 at 11:54
Ya its true that all these inventions have made our lives luxurious….but i wonder sometimes havent these inventions made us lazy…….for eg: suppose we have to go for a hair cut to a nearby place…we will go on our bike….instead of walking which is hardly 2-3 mins from your house…
#6 by Vilas - November 14th, 2007 at 11:55
Hi Ninad ,
Your article really is inspiration for everyone to think of new ideas and inovatations.
#7 by ninad.pingale - November 14th, 2007 at 12:56
Are Ha.Its a nice point.These new things are making us lazy.That is why,in old days people were healthier than us.Walking some distance for some work,using stairs instead of using lifts,using cycle instead of bikes etc. activities used to make them healthy.But one thing we can do along with using these inventions is doing daily excercise . isn’t it?
#8 by ninad.pingale - November 14th, 2007 at 12:59
Thanks Vilas.Really we also should think and innovate some new things for comming people let those be minute daily using things.
#9 by shailesh.lende - November 14th, 2007 at 18:37
Hi Ninad,
Really a nice blog to think. But You have mentioned What will happen if certain thing was not invented but We
can also think upon at the time when these things was not there people were also living using other option.
No doubt all these things made our life pleasant, But as you told we should also use them as per need.
Finally reasons behind any invention is COMFORT for human being . But all inventions whether small or big
are great at their places.
#10 by michael.fernando - November 15th, 2007 at 13:30
Hi Ninad,
Some inventions have also become dangerous..e.g: Atom Bomb, Car(Pollution)..
There is always another side of a coin..