Enhance, Don't Detract

Imagine keeping track of fourteen million people without the use of modern technology. Try to fathom the amount of paperwork. Computers make this impossible task more manageable by replacing the toppling piles of paper with compact systems and fast processors. What used to take months to process now takes mere seconds. However, new advancements haven't stopped at reducing paperwork--they've managed to impact nearly every aspect of life. Calendar apps. Restaurant apps. Games. Anything you can think of, there's probably an app for it. In fact, technology has become so ingrained in our society that it is completely acceptable to spend all day on a computer. While this isn't inherently bad, if the time is spent on pursuing a virtual life and detracting from what is real, it can ruin lives. The adversary is skilled in taking positive inventions and twisting them around for his own use. We all need to be wary of the negative power technology can weld with each of us personally. Let us use it to enhance our lives, not detract from it.