Man and Machine
This is the age of machines and every activity of man has-become mechanized. The day to day life is not only dependent upon machines, but also guided by many machines. Machines increase production and help in quick transport of people and products, do odd and difficult jobs and make us live a better and more comfortable life.
Work has become easier and done with speed and precision. Problems unsurmounted and unsolved oy men have been solved easily and quickly. Rivers are tamed, planets observed and educational aids have been employed. Machines have become an integral part of human life.
Quality and standardization of products have been correctly fixed with the use of machines. As a result, artisans and craftsmen have almost been replaced by machines. Artistic skill of man is being lost. Every good can be manufactured according to certain specifications and they can be sold with ease and confidence. This has resulted in an unhealthy competition between man and machine where man is the ultimate loser.
The use of machines has enabled mass scale production of goods and the resultant unemployment of artisans on a larger scale. Competitive spirit in its turn has given rise to many other problems and malpractices. On account of large scale production huge amount of money is spent on advertisement. Over production induces dumping of goods which affects the economy of country. It also leads to wastage of national resources.
Mechanisation has developed a mechanical attitude in men and women Man is losing his aesthetic sense and creative intelligence. He does not look at objects with appreciation but as subject matters of experiments. Machines have made men time conscious and he is always in a hurry to move about and do things and he does not want to waste a single minute. On account of this attitude life is full of tension and strain. This in turn results in heart and nervous diseases. Man is always worried about the proper and economical utilization of time. For him, time is the deciding factor in life. This mechanical is not good for the overall development of man.
In this mechanical age, man is slowly replaced by machine. It is feared that man will be completely subordinated to machines. It is also an accepted fact that a large scale of unemployment is due to machines for machines can do the work of a large number of mana labourers.
Total dependence upon machines is harmful to mankind. The use of machinery should cease just at the point where it ceased to help man and it began to encroach upon his individuality.
