As I sit here on my couch with strep throat, I can't help but to blog about my Amish cleaning lady, Ella, that I have watched and analyzed for the past ten minutes. My mom leaves her a note usually saying something along the lines of, "Please clean the stove top today and help yourself to a sandwich or an icecream bar in the fridge." However, the note does not say anything about blasting the T.V., turning the stereo on, making phone calls with our landline, or heating up the butter noodles in the microwave that my mom left me for lunch. Although I do not have much knowledge on the Amish culture, I know that Ella has broken some sort of rule. This brings me back to the idea of traditions that I can not seem to shake from my mind.
Will traditions some day disappear entirely due to modern technology? Personally, I think yes. Ella is only 19 years old. As much as she has worsened my already pounding head with the excessive noise levels coming from the kitchen, do I really blame her? Can I feel frustrated because she wants to see what the world has to offer? No, I cannot. It is human nature to feel curious about things that we know we cannot do or cannot have, such as Ella using the microwave or watching reality T.V. This circumstance reminds me of "The Convergence of the Twain." Our class came to the conclusion that the iceberg hitting the titanic was inevitable. The disaster was completely unavoidable. Likewise, I feel modern technology will inevitably sweep traditions away. Technology remains a superior force over us. We could be writing these blogs on paper, yet we choose to write them on the computer. We could hand write our data sheets, yet we choose to type them. What does this say about our world today?
I think this is a really good observation. My cleaning lady is amish also, and cannot get enough gatorade, and use of the radio. I agree with you that people succumbing to technology is inevitable as well as a part of human nature. i think we can't blame people for wanting to try out things they've never been able to experience before.
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