Technology has been growing by the day and will soon supersede every form of tedious labor. Robots will complete our tasks and help humans have a tranquil and facile life. But is this statement true? Is technology beneficial? When calculators control our children, they won't be able to think for themselves. The machine will become their brain and they will become useless: A mere control center for a program. I first realized the laziness which the calculator advocates during my algebra class. When we were finding the intersection of lines, solving matrices, and the central tendencies of data, my class was allowed to use the calculator for easier and quicker methods. Gradually I became hooked to this device and forgot the manual way to solve the problem. On testing day my calculator stopped functioning because the batteries went out. This is when I realized the amount of dependency that I had developed towards the calculator and the extent to which I had left traditional practices of solving the problem. Finally I bombed the test and realized my blunder of overusing a device which creates a lazy and unprepared brain. Are calculators reliable? How can we trust a programmed instrument if we don't even know the basics and principles of the problems that we are solving. Hence we should develop a sense of mental math and alacrity in thinking to avoid becoming a slave of technology.

Many people laugh at movies like "i-Robot" and "Terminator" where robots ravage the world. They eliminate everything except for their metal comrades. But humans need to prepare for adverse conditions. What if someone makes a mistake in programming robots, and the machines turn against humans. Their strength will overpower our strength, their intelligence will overpower our intelligence and our world will become theirs. The obliteration of the human race will be imminent, waiting at our doorstep. With the proper and wise use of technology we can have a safe world.

While focusing our mind on growing, we must not forget what steps can eventually destroy us. Anyone can become successful but we must prosper and survive.

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