technology

It was church anniversary as of 20mins ago.
Service was a little different today, with more songs and a speaker of the foreign (english) tongue.

There were the usual flashbacks you know, photos woven into a powerpoint presentation...
these photos sparked a train of thought in my mind.

I was thinking, you know, the cliche idea that technology has made the world fast paced and our memories... fleeting. The fast paced world has subjected us to torrents of events and our subsequent struggle to cope has seen us losing grip on our memories... So that, is the ill of technology.

On the other hand, these old photographs have a second shot at immortality (ever since their weak, physical self gave way to yellowing or succumbed to some form of misfortune or another) in their converted, digital selves. The proliferation of image capturing technology (as it tagged along the proliferation of handphones) has enabled fickle human beings to retain their hold on the memories...

somehow, in one perverse manner, our failing minds has made given recollection a new flavour.
There is so much more surprise or amazement these days. "did I actually do that?" is the new thought we entertain.
All in all it's hard to say... because God has graciously planted the deciding factor in us. Ultimately, our respective attitudes towards the value of remembrance will decide the impact technology has.
Which side are you on?
It matters because this is more than a matter of sides.