Celebration of Grandfathers


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Mankind, I think, is the most prominent, fascinating creature of all living organisms. Mankind has extreme potentials inside each of them, and those potentials which lie beneath the veil of mystery bestows infinite advantages to mankind. Science technology has been one of the resultants of the underlying potentials. In excessive extent science technology has developed, making the lives of mankind much better than before. But the factor that is more significant in the potentials of mankind is that the physiological intelligence simultaneously develops as the science technology does. In the history of mankind, the two factors ?science technology and physiological intelligence have formed a balanced stability between each other. This became the cause for the mankind to advance in many other ways. However, I think that in recent days, the balance between these two factors is being corrupted. On account of unpredictably radical development of science technology, we have deviated from the balance and currently being succumbed by the immense influences of science technology.

The author of the ‘Celebration of Grandfathers?has implied the current disaster ?the superfluous aftermath of science technology development in the work. I think that the implications mentioned by the author states the fact that in the ultimate velocity of science development, introspecting thoroughly and seeking for the fundamental principles of ‘everything in our lives?is necessary. Due to the ultimate velocity of science technology development, we are being pushed by the intensive flow of ‘science?and therefore failing to find the flaws and imperfections of such flows. Moreover, since the flow of science technology development focuses on ‘perfect complexity? it is hard to find simplicity in our lives.

In the ‘Celebration of Grandfathers? Anaya’s grandfather is the model for emphasizing the fact that introspecting thoroughly and seeking for the fundamental principles of ‘everything in our lives? The author gives great consequentiality in this character. “Simple lessons from a simple man? one of the text in the ‘Celebration of Grandfathers?show that such fact is true because by focusing a man living in the rural areas, it enables the reader to perceive the ‘simplicity?and ‘naivety?one man could give them. Also, his simple, but ‘to the point?teachings makes the reader seek ‘simplicity?and fundamental principles of daily lives and hence enabling the appropriate control in the complexity ?oriented society. Moreover, “God give you a good day, grandfather? one of the quotes Anaya’s grandfather has made show that the it is trying to overcome the flaws and imperfections the radical flow of science technology has brought. By putting consequentiality in respecting older people, it emphasizes morality which one of the factors that could overcome the flaws of radical science technology flow. Lastly, the part “They don’t make men like that any more?I think comprehensively intensify that thorough introspection and sought of fundamental principles is consequential in society today. It is implying that men, or largely ‘people? who tries to perceive and endeavor to fulfill the teachings of Anaya’s grandfathers, or largely the ‘author?

‘Celebration of Grandfathers?is hoping. It is hoping that to turn back the balanced stability of science technology and physiological intelligence and therefore overcoming the imperfections and flaws the excessive flow science technology. Conclusively, this would be only fulfilled when we tend to look a bit more simply, and to seek the very rudimentarily important things.

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