We've all heard, the fable of Eklavya from Mahabharata. (For those who haven't, go to www.google.com and type in your query.) The highlight of his story was the sacrifice of his thumb as Guru dakshina(Ancient terminology for Tuition Fee) to Guru Dronacharya. He was allegedly accused of learning secretly from Dronacharya while he was busy teaching to his star(and rich) pupils, The Pandavas. He was convicted on the basis of posing possible threat to Arjuna, in the future. Arjuna was the prince whereas Eklavya was merely an agile tribalman whose thirst for knowledge made him the most skilled archer in the then India.
Well, the point I am trying to converge to is, "Why the thumb man?".
Imagine Eklavya living in today's world, doing his worldly chores and is the most skilled and talented smartphone user. He holds the world record of maximum high scores. He slashes fruits with minimum effort and smashes all the pigs in one bloody move. He runs so fast that the beast following him asks for a Time-out. He flips 50 times in one fall and surfs for hours together.But he was not born talented. Here is his story:
Eklavya's skills were identified and honed by his Professor Dronacharya, who was the developer of these addictive and wasteful apps. He was the one who gifted him a smartphone which was nothing like anything. He also advised Eklavya not to get too addicted to these apps but as per human nature, Eklavya did the contrary. Eklavya spent daily 2 hours of his journey adhered to the 10 inch wide screen, unaware of the happenings around him. But one unfateful day, on realising the growing skills of Eklavya which may pose threat to the records set by his star student Arjuna, Professor Dronacharya called in Eklavya and threatened him to "Quit Playing Games" or else his Thumb will be cut off. Eklavya being an obedient pupil, DID NOT cut his thumb. He quit his exercise of playing games and now runs a successful coaching business for upcoming App Gamers in a dry town of Rajasthan fooling young Indians.
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Asking a smartphone user to cut his thumb is like asking a fisherman to cut his fishing net into parts or asking a woman to not use handbag. Its indispensable man.And more indispensable is the use of smartphone itself.
I wonder, what used to be the favorite pastime of train travellers prior to the advent of smartphones. Well, my guesses are:
Sleeping, Chatting, Sleeping, Listening FM, Sleeping, Reading, Sleeping.
As per an independent research conducted by The Society Against SmartPhones(which is presided over by me)
6 out of 10 train travellers stick to their smartphones throughout their journey.
8 out of 10 listen to music(including the above 6 who are using smartphones for multiple purposes)
1 out of 10 reads novel(Jasoosi!)
1 out of 10 does what everyone should do, SLEEP.
(For your own safety, please do not reproduce this study!)
This study is an Eye Opener
1. For all the primitive generations(like the last 2 subjects of our research) to Catch up with the trend of running and
2. For the advanced generation to avoid running so fast so that a single stumble could turn you in a feast of the beast!.
Isn't Life like Temple Run .Running all d way to collect coins. To reach no where & spending those coins just to run more efficiently from an invisible fear!(These lines are stolen)
Khush Raho!
Well, the point I am trying to converge to is, "Why the thumb man?".
Imagine Eklavya living in today's world, doing his worldly chores and is the most skilled and talented smartphone user. He holds the world record of maximum high scores. He slashes fruits with minimum effort and smashes all the pigs in one bloody move. He runs so fast that the beast following him asks for a Time-out. He flips 50 times in one fall and surfs for hours together.But he was not born talented. Here is his story:
Eklavya's skills were identified and honed by his Professor Dronacharya, who was the developer of these addictive and wasteful apps. He was the one who gifted him a smartphone which was nothing like anything. He also advised Eklavya not to get too addicted to these apps but as per human nature, Eklavya did the contrary. Eklavya spent daily 2 hours of his journey adhered to the 10 inch wide screen, unaware of the happenings around him. But one unfateful day, on realising the growing skills of Eklavya which may pose threat to the records set by his star student Arjuna, Professor Dronacharya called in Eklavya and threatened him to "Quit Playing Games" or else his Thumb will be cut off. Eklavya being an obedient pupil, DID NOT cut his thumb. He quit his exercise of playing games and now runs a successful coaching business for upcoming App Gamers in a dry town of Rajasthan fooling young Indians.
xxxxxx----------xxxxxxx
Asking a smartphone user to cut his thumb is like asking a fisherman to cut his fishing net into parts or asking a woman to not use handbag. Its indispensable man.And more indispensable is the use of smartphone itself.
I wonder, what used to be the favorite pastime of train travellers prior to the advent of smartphones. Well, my guesses are:
Sleeping, Chatting, Sleeping, Listening FM, Sleeping, Reading, Sleeping.
As per an independent research conducted by The Society Against SmartPhones(which is presided over by me)
6 out of 10 train travellers stick to their smartphones throughout their journey.
8 out of 10 listen to music(including the above 6 who are using smartphones for multiple purposes)
1 out of 10 reads novel(Jasoosi!)
1 out of 10 does what everyone should do, SLEEP.
(For your own safety, please do not reproduce this study!)
This study is an Eye Opener
1. For all the primitive generations(like the last 2 subjects of our research) to Catch up with the trend of running and
2. For the advanced generation to avoid running so fast so that a single stumble could turn you in a feast of the beast!.
Isn't Life like Temple Run .Running all d way to collect coins. To reach no where & spending those coins just to run more efficiently from an invisible fear!(These lines are stolen)
Khush Raho!
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