Nature vs Modernity:
Behind every creation on Earth, there is a specific purpose. Nothing is trivial or unnecessary in this vast canvas of nature. We often wonder, what is the need for poisonous animals like snakes on Earth? But their role is essential in maintaining the balance of the ecosystem and controlling rats or harmful insects. If we stand against this perfect equation of nature, a downfall is inevitable.
But in the present era, a big question arises—are we really advancing, or are we inviting our own destruction in the guise of modernity?
The Scientific Side Effects of Modern Appliances:
AC and Fridge We consider the AC or refrigerator as a symbol of modernity. But science says otherwise.
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Harmful aspects of AC: Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are emitted from the use of ACs, which is one of the main causes of global warming. Besides, the artificial cold of the AC destroys the human body’s normal ‘thermoregulation’ (the natural ability to control temperature), which causes joint pain, allergies, and breathing problems in the long run.
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Fridge food: The growth of bacteria may be slow in food kept in the fridge for a long time, but its nutritional value decreases drastically. The ‘life force’ or enzymes present in fresh food get destroyed in artificial temperatures.
The Emptiness of One Lakh Rupees
A strange paradox of the present is—even after earning 1 Lakh rupees a month, a person does not get a glass of pure milk or an unadulterated egg. Almost everything in the market today is laden with chemicals, preservatives, and genetically modified (GMO) elements.
On the contrary, in the old days, even though people lived a ‘hand-to-mouth’ life, their food was completely organic. There were no chemical fertilizers in the soil, and no pollution in the air. In today’s era of advanced medical science and thousands of modern machines, the average ‘healthy life’ span of humans has decreased. People in the past used to stay healthy just with simple herbal plants or leaves of trees because their body’s immune system was naturally much stronger.
The ‘Blessing’ of Time and the Dopamine Trap
In the lives of people from the past, there was a strange ‘blessing’ or abundance of time. They had endless time to spend with family and neighbors. But in the modern era, technology has trapped our brains in a ‘Dopamine Loop’. Due to social media and screen time, our attention span has decreased, and we have become mentally extremely busy and exhausted. Losing social connections, people are suffering from loneliness behind screens today.
Actually, the highest level of provision (Rizq) is not just bank balances, but one’s physical and mental well-being—in which the past generations were the best.
The Chain Reaction of Going Against Nature (The Butterfly Effect)
Let’s look at a chain reaction or ‘butterfly effect’ of how a scientific disaster descends when we make the natural unnatural:
Example
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Because you installed an AC at home, you cut down the mango tree next to the window.
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By cutting the tree, not only are you deprived of fruits, but the water-holding capacity of the soil in that area decreases, oxygen decreases, and the local temperature rises.
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As a result of cutting the tree, birds lose their habitats.
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When birds decrease from the ecosystem, the infestation of insects in nature increases drastically.
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To control these insects, farmers are forced to use excessive chemical pesticides in the fields.
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Through the process of ‘Biomagnification‘, those toxic chemicals enter our food.
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By eating that food, we suffer from complex diseases like cancer, kidney, or liver problems.
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After that, if we take modern medicines, other organs of the body start to fail due to their side effects.
This is an endless cycle of destruction. The impact of cutting just one tree hits every level of the whole world.
The Hypocrisy of Business Man:
They Don’t Use What They Make The biggest tragedy of the creators’ hypocrisy is that those who are manufacturing these harmful modern devices or technologies know very well how damaging they are. But merely for business profit, they are handing these over to us. Yet, in their personal lives, they lead highly healthy and controlled lifestyles.
For example, even though Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook, he and his family maintain strict privacy. They consciously keep themselves away from the negative impacts of technology. Those who are creating this trap are not stepping into it themselves.
In conclusion, the current era or modernity is doing us more harm than good. In the name of development, we are actually fighting a war against nature, and in a war against nature, human defeat is certain. Although the present modern era gives us temporary comfort, it is snatching away our well-being, peace, and future. The time has come to look back toward nature.