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You have been asked by the school editorial board to write for the school bulletin. You have decided to write on the following topic:
The
world is becoming more modern day by day. There are numerous modern items,
concepts, ways of doing things that emerge as time passes, which sometimes
could affect not only the tranquility of our life and mind but also our
finances. Is it true that modernisation has robbed us of our peace of mind? In
my opinion, I agree with the statement because the process of modernisation
requires the acquisition of new knowledge, it demands the use of some tools and traditions
could be forgotten.
First
of all, modernisation would require new knowledge. After a long time of living
with the knowledge that most of us already have, modernisation might require or
even force most of us to take up new knowledge. For example, for those among us
who are around 50 years old and above, they are more familiar with the “old” system
of banking: that is to go to the bank and carry out almost all banking
transactions at the bank counter. However, with the modern way of banking now,
these same people might have to conduct their transactions via e-banking on the
Internet. They would then have to acquire some new knowledge, for instance to
learn how to use the computer or laptop, to surf the Internet and also to utilize
the bank’s e-banking platform. For a person of 50 years old and above,
acquiring technological knowledge like this could be difficult, especially when
they would have to do it on their own. This is due to a person’s abilities to
learn new skills would be diminishing as one gets old and older. Yet, not
learning this required new knowledge could be troublesome too as they might not
be able to withdraw money or might have to ask for assistance, which then could
lead to more risks. So, to move together with this modern time, these people
would have to force themselves to learn and relearn these new skills and
knowledge, and later could be experiencing negative effects like stress, fear
of the devices or anxiety of making mistakes online thus losing their peace of
mind. In short, modernisation has robbed us of our peace of mind could be a true
fact.
Next,
modernisation could rob us of our peace of mind as it demands the use of some tools.
Sometimes, to access some modern facilities, we would have to own a particular tool
such as the mobile phone. Let’s take the pandemic period as an example. During
the Covid-19 attack, the Ministry of Health had come up with an app – MySejahtera
- to track one’s movement as an effort to restrict the spread of the virus. Almost
all shopping venues, eateries and outlets then made the use of MySejahtera
compulsory for their customers. This app would need to be downloaded into each
citizen’s mobile phone, and every person was required to scan a QR code in
order to enter a facility or building. In other words, if you do not own a
mobile phone, you could not enter some premises. Although mobile phones could
be considered a necessity nowadays, some people might still not own one.
Contrary to the times before the pandemic, an individual could just freely
enter any shop; and if he forgets to bring his phone or does not own one, he
could still access the stores of his choice. There was no worry of not being
able to purchase goods or to carry out some errands had that been the case.
However, as of during the pandemic , if one does not own a mobile phone,
forgets to bring it with him or even if it runs out of battery, he would find
himself not able to buy things, have a meal or a drink or even board a public
transport as he could not scan the QR code for entrance. In this light, there
is so much to worry when one goes out of his home – whether he has his phone,
brings it with him or the phone has enough battery. This episode of the
pandemic could show us how modernisation has robbed us of our peace of mind as
we always need to have some tools, like a functioning mobile phone, with us all
the time when we are outside our homes.
Finally,
modernisation could cause the loss of traditions. Some traditions have been the
practice of our society and communities for decades, if not years. Let us take
the example of the tradition of sending Hari Raya cards or those of other
festivals to family members and friends. This tradition has been existing in
our society for a long time. Yet, with today’s advancement of technology that
brought the mobile phones and the Internet, a modern style of wishing for these
festivals has emerged -by sending online greeting cards. As we struggle and
learn to use our mobile phones and Internet-linked devices optimally, many
among us are pulled into the waves of this new trend and then start sending the
online greeting cards instead of the printed versions. The trend is so strong
and perhaps has accumulated a lot of followers that the printed greeting cards
are very difficult to be found now. This can be said as one tradition lost.
Perhaps, as the world turns more modern, more traditions could be lost,
resulting in worry and the loss of our peace of mind. Some of us, especially
the elderly, might be feeling that the foundations of our societies, the very
things that make us who we are and the practices of our culture could be disappearing
due to our need to adapt to the modern items and the trends that they brought
with them. They might no longer feel as secured and grounded in their
traditions and cultural identity as before; and in fact might feel threatened with the disappearance or diminishing traditional beliefs and customs. In short, it is in this way
that modernisation has robbed us of our peace of mind.
In a nutshell, it is undeniable that modernisation has robbed us of our peace of mind as it requires the acquisition of new knowledge, it demands the use of some tools and our valuable traditions could be lost. As most of us are praising modernisation for the ease and technology it brings us, it is hoped that we could also realise that modernisation is not always good; as once commented by a wise man: “We thought modernisation would make us better but in some cases, it has made us even worse. We became emotionless as if our emotions [are] transferred into those emojis”.
hi i hope u can make shorter essays as it's quite impossible for students to write essay this long in only about 50 minutes. thank you
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