Crises of Meaning in 20th Century

 

There are drastic changes with the advent of modernization in the recent years of 20^th Century. The World has experienced major changes in all domains due to post modernization era and the advancement in science and technology. The changes are dramatic and unparalleled. The changes are mentioned as the by product of modernization. Modernization has serious impact on the mental health of the individuals and their habits. People tend to have more materialistic approach towards their way of living where they value material benefits more than the social norms and are driven by the materialistic approach. People tend to be more selfish in gathering the resources and became more aware of their surrounding due to rapid advancement in technology. Technological advancement allows the people to connect whenever they want and turned whole world into a global village. Transactions are made more efficient and business can be done from any place on Earth. This helped the vendors to gather more customers with greater ease and socialize their business on the go. Video calling and instant messages replaced the conventional postal system. The replacement of conventional postal system has positive as well as negative influence on the relations of a person. The curiosity to read a letter after waiting for it to be received by postal means is reduced and this causes love to disappear from the relations. People avoid visiting others but instead they call them whenever they need. Industry on the other hand flourished due to advanced machines for doing the work more efficiently and rapidly. The advancement in sowing methods of seeds provided an opportunity to yield more crop from the land in less time. Fertilizers are imported from various countries which enhance the overall crop ratio to a greater extent thus fulfilling the needs of people. It is a better step towards advancement but on the other hand it has negative impact on the health of people because inorganic food which is prepared by excessive use of fertilizers can have long term harmful effects on the life of people. People can have more number od diseases and shorter lifespan due to inorganic food. Medical Science however is a good step to cure many diseases and biological remedies extracted from animals can prove to be helpful to mankind. As an example, the insulin extracted from the animals can be useful for diabetic patients and it allow them to live a healthier life. The modern warfare strategies have polished the way of battle and biological bombs and weapons of mass destruction helped in securing the boundaries of a country. The aircraft missiles and modern radar technology revolutionized the way of battle and helped in predicting the enemy’s accurate location to avoid the attack in initial phases. Although technology and modernization can help to shape up the future of the world, but they also have negative impacts on the mental health of humankind. Human beings suffer more anxiety and stress due to overburden and overuse of technology in their lives. For overcoming such problems there is a need to reconsider our basics once again and include a portion of nature in our daily routine and make it mandatory to take a break of an hour or two from the busy routine and enjoy the mystic beauty of nature to please body and mind.

 

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