With the big drops of sweat pelting down my face, I felt as if the scorching heat of the Sun was conspiring to char me to death. But a zillion thanks to the inventions of science that cool me down when I am on the verge of melting! Looking around me, I can\u2019t help but nod my head in consent to the fact that Science is a blessing in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Man is a curious being, and his inquisitive nature has\nunfolded before us innumerable scientific boons. Right from the break of dawn\nto night, our lives revolve around science. The world has now become a global\nvillage. Faster and reliable means of transport and advanced technologies have\nled to better and stronger connectivity. People across the world are just a\n\u2018button\u2019 away! Man has set foot on the\nmoon and has ventured deeper into the outer space. Hundreds and thousands of\nsatellites orbit our earth. Once what was thought to be a mystical element can\nnow be predicted quite easily by the meteorological departments\u2014storms, rains,\ndroughts, etc. can all be predicted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Information technology and computers have revolutionised\nour lifestyle. A wave of digitalisation has swept almost every sphere of our\nlives. Whether it is the bank or the\nrailway station, everything is done through Internet. Cash transactions, ticket\nbooking and reservations have, thus, become easy, efficient and faster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breakthrough researches in the field of medicine have led\nto the eradication of many deadly diseases\u2014longevity of human life has\nincreased. Earlier, uncountable number\nof people used to die of incurable ailments, but now, medical science has found\na cure to most of the diseases. Diseases like tuberculosis and cancer, that\nwere considered fatal a few decades back, are no longer incurable. X-rays and ECGs\netc. have led to an improved diagnosis of diseases, thereby, increasing the\nchances of a patient\u2019s survival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advancements in the field of agriculture have amounted to\nbetter crop yields, thereby increasing food yield. Science has brought the\nentire world in our drawing rooms. Electricity, without which the world would have come to a standstill, is an\nindispensable finding of science. Electricity runs all gadgets, whether it is\nour computers or televisions or washing machines or fans or the lights. In a nutshell, science\nhas basically made our lives a cocoon of leisure and comfort where literally\neverything can be done at one press of a button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, a glance at the day\u2019s newspaper is enough to\nshake the very foundation of my pre-conceived notion. Chemical and biological warfare, innocent\nlives being slaughtered at the sacred altar of science, nuclear weapons\u2014all\nseem to be casting a dark veil of bane on the earth. And so, here I am, struck\nin a seemingly irresolvable dilemma : \u201cIs Science a blessing or a curse?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The blessings of science are being blatantly misused,\nthereby, gradually plunging the world into a dungeon of perils. Fertilisers and\npesticides that were meant to increase agricultural yields are now accelerating\nenvironmental pollution due to their limitless use. Global warming and ozone\nlayer depletion are the two most discussed threats of this century. Internet is\nalso being misused through unhealthy practices such as spread of pornographic\nmaterials, hacking, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Science is synonymous with change and \u201cChange, like\nsunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or dusk.\u201d\nBeing sane and rational creatures, it is up to us to choose what we want it to\nbe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In conclusion, I would like to quote Paulo Coelho who had\nso aptly said:\n\n\u201cEvery blessing ignored becomes a curse.\u201d\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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