The Hazards Of Mobile Phones

Some years ago, the mobile phone was considered to be a thing of luxury and a commodity for the rich. Very few people, perhaps one among thousands, could be seen talking on a mobile phone. But now mobile phones have become so common that hardly anybody takes notice of them. They can be seen in the hands of the young and the old alike. Even school-going boys and girls can be seen carrying mobile phones in their hands. 

The mobile phones have brought about a revolution in the field of communication. They are one of the biggest of modern science. But it is in our own hands how we use this blessing -- in a good or bad manner. Often we see people using their mobile while driving. It is very dangerous to do so and many serious accidents have taken place as a result of this. Now we have a law which prevents the use of mobile while driving. But this law is more often disobeyed than obeyed. The statistics provided by the traffic police clearly show that the danger posed by the use of mobile while driving has not come down in spite of the measures taken by the police. The mobile users themselves will have to realize the difficulties and dangers they cause not only to others, but also to themselves. And those who break the law, should be given a deterrent punishment so that it can serve as a lesson for others. 

 In the olden days, people wont to visit friends and relatives often. But look at our generation. How often we get to see our relatives. We just make a call to speak to them rather than visiting. We call our grandparents through phones to see if they're doing well. We wish them Happy Diwali and Happy New Year by sending a text message. We are living in a fast moving world where social life is centred around the mobile phones.

Think about the health problems because of excessive use of mobile phones. It is a scientific fact that the cell phones emit radio frequency energy, a form of radiation, which can be absorbed by tissues in your body. The nervous system of children is still developing and is more vulnerable to factor that may cause cancer. 

Now a time comes, which shows that people make slaves of mobile phones. No one can deny the fact that mobile phones have made our lives comfortable. But at the same time, our dependence on mobile phones has increased so much that we cannot do without them at all. If our phone goes 'dead', we feel ourselves cut off from the rest of the world. Truly, we have become the slaves of mobile phones. We have become so dependent on these devices that we can't do anything without them. We can't even remember a thing without the help of these devices. This overdependence on mobiles has made us physically weak, mentally lethargic and emotionally dead. Man will have to come out of this slavery if he is not to become a Lilliputian.