As history has progressed and technology has continued to advance, life has become full of more and more good things. Without a doubt, one of the best things that our society has gained from the advances of technology is communications.
Consider for a few
moments all of the amazing forms of communications that have made your life
easier and fuller. First and foremost, in many people’s minds is the telephone.
Even if you like to write letters once in a while, can you honestly imagine if
letter writing and telegrams were the only way to communicate with people?
Think of the countless ways that having phones have improved worldwide
communications. My telephone allows me not only to call my next-door neighbour
but the communications a telephone allows also enables me to call a friend who
has moved to Japan in just a few moments time.
If having the
telephone doesn't impress you enough, think about the way the internet has
improved communications and many other aspects of your life. The internet has
literally connected people from every corner of the globe by the simple click
of a button or two. Our communications with people have become easier, more
frequent, and faster. You can send a message to a business partner in Tokyo and
receive a reply within mere seconds. Amazing.
The improvements in
communications have opened up a world of possibility to people in the area of
travel. Places that were once impossible to reach are now not only possible to
reach but also convenient and quick. Each time I sit in an airport I find
myself amazed by the incredible communications system that keeps air traffic in
control around the world. I can definitely see how an air traffic controller is
the most stressful job in the world, but there is no way the job would even be
possible without the intricate communications system we have to use.
With a less
advanced system of communications, life would be different for individuals
around the world, but life would also be different for countries and
international relations. Imagine trying to keep the peace with an overseas
country by the exchange of letters? Decades would pass before any amount of
substantial communication could take place. Chances are high that we would
enjoy far fewer privileges to visit or move to other countries without a great
communications system like what our world has in place.
Before you pick up
the telephone or sit down to check your email, take a moment to be grateful for
the effects of advanced communications in your world and in your life.
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