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ISSUE 16"ALTHOUGH MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT THE LUXURIES AND
CONVENIENCES OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE ARE ENTIRELY HARMLESS,
IN FACT, THEY ACTUALLY PREVENT PEOPLE FROM DEVELOPING INTO
TRULY STRONG AND INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS."
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IN OUR MODERN TIMES, WE, ESPECIALLY THE URBAN POPULATION,
ARE ENJOYING THE LUXURIOUS AND CONVENIENT LIVES PROVIDED
BY OUR INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY. IRONICALLY, WE ENCOUNTER MUCH
DIFFICULTY IN DEVELOPING OURSELVES INTO TRULY STRONG AND
INDEPENDENT PERSONALITIES IN THE MODERN "HARMLESS" LIFE.
MODERN TECHNOLOGY ACTS AS THE EXTENSIONS OF HUMAN
BEINGS' ARMS, LEGS AND BRAIN. BUT THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
RESULTS IN A WARM BED WHERE THE IDLENESS BREEDS. THE MODERN
TRANSPORT FACILITIES SHORTEN THE DISTANCE AND SAVE THE TIME
FOR US. WE FLY ACROSS THE GIANT OCEAN, WE RUN THROUGH THE
CONTINENT BY TRAIN AND WE DRIVE THE CARS TO ANYWHERE WE
PREFER. HOWEVER, PEOPLE ARE GRADUALLY ADDICTED TO THE
CONVENIENCE AND SPEED OF THESE TRANSPORT MACHINES. WE ARE
UNWILLING TO GO ON FOOT EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO
TAKE A CAR INSTEAD OF WALKING. IT MAKES US COMPLAIN TO TAKE
A SEVERAL MINUTES' WALKING. WE ARE NOT PHYSICAL INFIRM, BUT
SPIRITUALLY.
THE ONLY THING THAT MODERN PEOPLE NEED TO DO IS TO KEEP
FOLLOWING THE SOCIAL SYSTEM. THE INDUSTRIAL ESSENTIAL
PRINCIPLE IS TRYING TO SEEK THE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY. THE
MACHINES, GIVEN BIRTH TO BY US, WORK ALL DAY AND NIGHT
WITHOUT ANY TIREDNESS. EVERYTHING RUNS ACCORDING TO THE
MECHANICAL SCHEDULE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN INDUSTRIAL MAXIMUM.
IN MANY ENTERPRISES, THE COMPUTER ARRANGES THE DAILY SCHEDULE
FOR BOTH MACHINES AND HUMAN. AS A TINY GEAR IN A GIANT MACHINE,
WE HAVE TO ADMIT ALL WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS JUST DOING AS WE ARE
TOLD. IT SEEMS UNNECESSARY TO ASK "WHY". GRADUALLY, WE'D RATHER
FOLLOW THE WAY DIRECTED BY OTHERS.
THE LIFE STYLE IS JUST A CATALYST OF PREVENTING US FROM TRULY
STRONG AND INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS. MAINLY, THE ATTITUDES ONE
HAS OF LIFE AND HIS PERSONALITY GUIDE HIMSELF. IN A BIOLOGICAL
LAB, A STRONG FROG IS PLACED IN A POT FILLED WITH COOL WATER.
WHEN THE STOVE UNDER THE POT IS KINDLED AND THE FLAME IS
CONTROLLED TO THE EXTENT IN WHICH THE SMALL FIRE IS LICKING
THE BOTTOM OF THE POT MILDLY. THE FROG ENJOYS STAYING IN THE
POT WHILE IGNORING THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS WARMER AND WARMER.
FINALLY, THE FROG LOSES ITS LIFE PEACEFULLY WITHOUT ANY STRUGGLE.
AS THE SMALL FIRE KEEPS LICKING OUR FROG'S COMFORTABLE POT, THE
LUXURY AND CONVENIENCE ARE WEARING OUR MOTIVATIONS DOWN.
WE SHOULD REALIZE THE POTENTIAL DANGER FOLLOWING THE MODERN LIFE.
INSTEAD OF BLAMING THE LUXURIOUS AND CONVENIENT OUTSIDE, ONE
SHOULD SET UP A PROPER ATTITUDE TO LIFE AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT.
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