Technology and Tradition

When a country develops its technology, the traditional skills and ways of life die out. It is pointless to try and keep them alive. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Humans are the most intelligent creatures ever to inhabit the earth and they have been gradually able to develop new technologies that their ancestors would have been amazed with. Technology has constantly being renewed and nourished by human skills from time to time and as the days gone the old technology used ultimately becomes traditional skills.

Technology eases our day to day work and let us to experience more freedom in our lives. It can be interpreted that technology as a bunch of knowledge in given area which is obtained with research and understanding. When human understanding on certain areas changes by time it leads to new finding in technology replacing old technology as traditional skills. But traditional skills bind with our culture, tradition and religion in contrast to technology which always relates to science. Traditional skills and life styles are usually entitled with the environment and minimized pollution. In contrast, technology in most cases leads ways to pollutions and wastes and uses natural resources alarmingly high rate.

However, newly developed technology is always preferred over traditional skills due to the comfort that it provides. Despite theses trends some countries have been able to preserve some of their traditional skills while using technology to its maximum benefit. One example is Japan, which is renowned for its rich traditions skills and culture. The efforts put on the preservation of traditions have not been wasted away in vain as good qualities of traditional skills and lifestyles have made positive impact on technology.

In conclusion, it can be said that technology is a vital part of our life and its impact on our traditional skills and lifestyle unavoidable. Unfortunately, some of our traditions may die out due to the new developments of technology and it is our duty to preserve traditions which we can for the sake of future generation.