Article on modern lifestyle and health hazards ?
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You must have been familiar with the word 'atrophy'. If not, the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary defines it as: 'the condition of losing flesh, muscle, strength, etc. in part of the body because it is not being used or because it does not have enough blood.' Modern life-style and man's increasing dependence on technology have literally atrophied his intelligence. Not only intelligence, the effect of technology is visible on all aspects of his life. Machines, gadgets, vehicles, smart-phones, tabs, laptops, ac, blower, geyser, and whatnot, man cannot live for a second without technology.
Modern life-style has given man pollution, diseases, stress, competitiveness, cut-throat race for earning money, fast-food, internet, TV, etc. He literally does not have ‘time to stand and stare.’ He has lost peace of mind. All his madness is useless.
As a consequence, he has become physically, mentally, socially, spiritually, emotionally weak! The present signs of his decadence do not augur well! If he fails to control his dependence on technology, he may become utterly incapable of surviving any longer on this planet. The ever increasing indexes of patients in the hospitals of the world, is a warning bell for man. He must learn to use technology wisely and appropriately. He must not let the modern-life-style affect him adversely. Otherwise he will have to face untoward and unwholesome consequences.