IS SCIENCE BLESSING OR CURSE?

The modern age is the age of science. The influence of science can be seen in every walk of life. Science has provided us with many wonders. If our ancestors happen to visit the modern world they will not be able to recognize it. The world today has completely changed.

The contribution of science is seen in our daily life. It has increased the happiness and comforts of human beings greatly. It has made out domestic life very easy. Now the housewife does not have to work very hard. With the help of latest cooking devices meals can be cooked quickly. Food can also be preserved for long time in the refrigerator. The clothes can be washed in the washing machines. Thus a housewife can enjoy more leisure and can save a lot of her time.

Science has also given us fans and air conditioners. Science has also made travel comfortable. There are so many modes of travel available to us. We can travel b railway trains, motor cars, buses or steamers. Aero plane have brought the different countries quite close to each other. Within a few hours we can travel thousands of miles and reach different corners of the world.

Science has also revolutionized the methods of communications. We can talk with our friends and relatives thousands of miles away from us with the help of modern scientific devices like telephone, mobile and internet. Through radio broadcasts messages can be conveyed to all parts of the world. On the television we can not only hear the voices but can also see what is being telecast.

Science has also helped mankind to fight against dangerous diseases. It has lessened the suffering and miseries of man. Many diseases which were incurable in the past can be cured now. It has also worked wonders in the field of surgery. Even transplantation of hearts and kidneys has become possible.

Many people do not know the dangerous effects of global warming. Our earth has a protective cover known as the Ozone layer, which prevents the harmful ultra violet radiation from the sun. Due to the high consumption of petroleum products, a lot of waste products are released in the atmosphere. This will result in global warming. Even our air conditioner machines and refrigerators release some gases which might cause holes in the ozone layer. The direct effect of global warming is climate change and the indirect effect is sea level rise due to the melting of ice in the Antarctic region. Therefore the results of global warming can be dangerous to our future generation.

But this is only one side of the picture. If in certain respects it has proved a blessing it has also acted as curse in certain fields. It has produces highly destructive weapons like atom bombs and hydrogen bombs which can destroy the world in no time.

Science has produced many deadlier weapons and made wars very horrible. If a Third World War takes place in the near future, it might destroy all life on the earth as it will be nuclear war. Man was never so insecure as he is today.

In reality there is nothing wrong with science. It is up to the man to decide whether he wants to use it for peaceful purposes of for destructive purposes. Science is such a knowledge which can be turned both into a blessing and curse. But man should always use science for the promotion of peach and happiness of mankind.