Triplets and imagery Flashcards
PURSUIT OF TRUTH
For thousands of years, humans have been explorers of the unknown. We were not content to stay in one place—we sailed across oceans, mapped the stars, uncovered the building blocks of life.
Digital world and impact
complacency and comforts
Paradoxically, while we have more access to knowledge than ever before, we seem to be less engaged with it. The rise of smartphones and social media has created a culture of passivity, distraction, and instant gratification.
🔹 Instead of reading deeply, we skim headlines.
🔹 Instead of questioning, we accept algorithms that feed us what we want to hear.
🔹 Instead of exploring new ideas, we scroll endlessly through entertainment designed to capture our attention but never challenge us.
Technology, once a tool for discovery, has become a means of escape. The more we immerse ourselves in digital distractions, the less we engage with reality.
If the essence of humanity is to seek knowledge, what happens when we no longer feel the need to search?
The greatest danger of modern life is not misinformation or ignorance—it is intellectual complacency. The moment we stop questioning, we stop evolving.
Societies do not advance by remaining comfortable. Every major breakthrough in history came from those who rejected passivity and dared to seek more. If we surrender to distraction, we risk becoming a species that merely exists, rather than one that discovers, innovates, and grows.
Sagan’s words remind us that there is always something incredible waiting to be known. But we must choose to look for it. If we allow ourselves to be consumed by passivity and instant gratification, we risk losing what makes us human—the drive to explore, question, and understand.
human efforts and suffering
We no longer hunt for food, walk long distances, or struggle to find knowledge—everything is accessible instantly.
the soul dying
Like a muscle that atrophies without exercise, the soul too dulls without adversity.
Diamonds are formed under immense pressure. Muscles grow through the strain of resistance. Similarly, the soul does not emerge strong in the absence of suffering—it emerges strong because of it.
digital convenience
We engineer convenience at every turn: food delivered to our door, knowledge instantly accessible, relationships mediated by screens.
dissonance from nature
We no longer rise with the sun or sleep when darkness falls—artificial light dictates our waking hours. Instead of tending to the land, we order pre-packaged meals.
We scroll through curated images of nature rather than stepping outside to experience it. We consume nature through screens rather than through our senses. In this sense, modern life has indeed dulled our appreciation for the natural world.
Our lives are dictated by alarms, schedules, and instant notifications—always pulling us away from the present moment.
But nature does not rush. The trees do not force their leaves to grow faster, the rivers do not hurry to reach the sea.
