Two years ago, all the manual taps in my office got replaced with auto taps, the ones with sensors that can detect the motion of your hand underneath and turn on and off water. Today most of them fail to detect the hand motion and refuses to turn on water or once turned on refuses to turn off water or turn on the water for such a short duration that it is practically useless. Of course, auto taps are so very today, but did my company necessarily have to replace the old manual ones with these? The answer probably is no. In fact, they would be now incurring extra water taxes due to wastage.
Isn't this situation so very familiar to most of us? How many times after consummation of something (after a lot of struggle) have we bemoaned about how better off we were before? We aspire for something new mainly for its novelty or coolness quotient or even just because our friends have it.(At least I am famous for aspiring for stuff just because somebody else have them without really having any need for them). Most of the times these change do click for us but then there are times when we regret our decision also. Maybe a little bit of pondering and a reality check would make our lives better. Change is the only constant, but change should definitely not be to make the life miserable at least not those changes for which we have an option.
So here are a few things I would not like to change in my life even though I have newer options - just because they work perfectly fine for and I would be miserable with the change.
- filter coffee for mochas and cappuccinos.
- my books for e-books.
- my morning newspaper for online newspaper.
- staying in India
I do agree with you. Old is Gold -"Always".you are capable of contributing more and more thought provoking ideas like this. keep writing.
ReplyDeleterealising this is maturity. u have realised it now while most of the time it is too late.achan
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