From time to time, I feel like I rely too much on tools. My phone is an electric device that fulfills my needs in various ways. While my phone supports me in numerous ways, I don’t necessarily need to use my phone all the time for all purposes. For example, instead of reading a book, I use the internet on my phone for summaries. This causes me to miss the experience of reading a book and coming up with my interpretations. Yes, summaries available online are very helpful; however, I don’t have to use my phone to understand the ideas presented in the book. Therefore, my tendency to heavily rely on tools forces me to lose on experiences I could have by doing it myself.
Furthermore, the author talked about our hands, and reading this article made me realize how powerful our hands are. The nerves on our fingertips, the senses, and the strength all made me realize how useful our hands are. Not only do our hands feel the surfaces of things, but they can also manipulate things. Just as our hands naturally tilt to prevent water from pouring out of the cup, our hands have very much power. The article amazed me and I found myself agreeing with the author’s statement “I believe that hands are our future”. Our hands and the human body have great capabilities that we don’t always recognize. Once we recognize how much we can do, we don’t have to rely on other things or limit ourselves in what we can do.
Reading these two articles made me reflect on the current world. Nowadays, humans heavily rely on technology and AI to fulfill our needs. No matter how hard or easy the task may be, I feel like humans prefer to use tools such as technology and AI to do the work. Therefore, human capabilities are not used to their full potential. Sometimes, we think that it is impossible to live without certain tools we have now. However, if we consider the past, life was possible and not all tools available to use are necessary. Then I questioned why humans tend to not do the work themselves and use tools instead. The solution I arrived at was that it was due to convenience. Tools provide great convenience and efficiency. Therefore, even when we know that we can do the work on our own, we choose not to and use the tools. While convenience and efficiency are great, I believe that humans need to find the right balance between the use of tools and our bodies. Our body is the most amazing tool and we don’t have to always rely on other tools to meet our needs. Finding ways to use ourselves would help us utilize our potential and at the same time meet our needs.