SEC-S19W2: "Life Without Electricity"
Life without electricity? It is like putting a modern man in the jungle with no GPS. As uninteresting and as weird as this concept may be, it is just as challenging. Just for a moment let’s think about it!
The first thing in the morning you wake up and you find out that there is no electricity. Your mobile battery is drained and therefore the alarm did not ring. You leave your dark room to go to the bathroom, and it's dark there too! No bulbs, nothing. You'll need to light a candle, if you can find one. 😄
Now, if you believe that you will be having coffee or tea without electricity, sorry, your electric kettle will not boil water. And if you're really out of luck and there's no gas either, well, breakfast is a no-go. Growling stomach, here we come!
Then, if you want to go to the office or school/college, the picture gets even gloomier. Laptop’s dead, no charger, so how will you work? and even if you make it to the office, it's like stepping into the Stone Age. No computers, no AC, just a bunch of grumpy people wondering what the heck to do.
If you had intended to spend a night at home with friends or family, watching a movie, forget it. The television will not function, the sound system will not function. Forget about watching a movie; if you think you will watch something on YouTube, how will you charge your mobile? And even if you have battery, where are you going to get data from?
Cooking? Ha! More like "how long can I hold my breath before I cave and eat something?" Your fridge is basically a box of soon-to-be-rotten food. If there's no gas, the stove won't work either. Now you either have to arrange a bonfire or eat raw vegetables.
Nights become a whole new adventure. If you're lucky, you might get some moonlight. If not, well, hope you're not afraid of the dark! Your house turns into a haunted house, complete with flickering candles and all.
If you want to talk to someone, even the landline won't work. We've already discussed the state of mobile phones. The communication system is completely down. If you feel like meeting someone, you'll have to go directly to their house or wait for the postman, that too if the post office is in the state you're imagining.
If there is no electricity, then there is no fun. The entertainment system is complete. Games are over, TV shows are over and social media is over as well. Now you are confined to the house to play traditional games. Playing cards, ludo, carrom board, and all these things which were popular in the old days will start getting a new life.
If you consider doing some work, just imagine, if you want to iron some clothes, the iron will not function. If there is no electricity, then the washing machine will not be of any use and you will have to wash clothes manually. And imagine this fun scenario: if it is winter and the geyser is not working then either take a cold shower or add another level to your troubles.
Living without electricity means that we will be living like in the old days. The time when people used oil lamps as source of light. When they rode on horses for communication and entertainment it was only stories and gossip.
Yes, of course, life without electricity is simple and natural, but the modern man cannot imagine his life like this. It is difficult to think of any part of our life that is not in some way related to electricity. Living without electricity is like living in a dead body.
Perhaps we will spend more time with our families, talking, and maybe our heads will also become less burdened. But still, it's difficult to even imagine modern life without electricity. Think about it, appreciate it, and use electricity wisely. Life is possible without electricity but life is more comfortable with electricity!
Yes, electricity has brought and continues to bring us a lot of relief. No, not always for our own good...
I wouldn't want to do without it completely, but I don't feel quite so lost after all. For entertainment purposes - we don't use TV or video games, but we read and play chess - it's dispensable. Light can be produced alternatively, cooking is possible not least on gas cookers and over an open fire. The petrol can also be pumped into the tank manually and the construction drawing, which cannot also be created on the drawing board, has probably not been fundamentally understood...
Seriously: it works well without electricity. It could be more satisfying and more relaxed. We would go back to outdoor physical activities. We wouldn't have to waste quite so many resources and I suspect we'd be healthier...
Es difícil que algo que genere bienestar y comodidad no tenga su contraparte, creo que es una lógica natural que nos lleva (o debería llevarnos) a buscar un equilibrio en esto, pero ese equilibrio puede que no sea tan fácil de lograr, al menos no en la práctica.
Seguro que la gente antes, cuando no había electricidad,la gente se reunía más, hablaba más, valoraba mucho más el contacto humano, debo asumir que era así. Al no tener tantos distractores, claro.
So, you want to banish electricity to the void forever? 😂
No, of course not. I am in favour of as much electrification as necessary rather than as much as possible. We would be doing ourselves a favour with such restraint.
... little mistake?
Hihi
Thanks for pointing out
First of all, I congratulate you for avoiding a question-answer typed essay writing and doing it in a flowing way. Second, the way you have described the situation my first thought was to go to the Himalayas and live there (Na hoga baans na bajegi bansuri".
Third the position of power is much better here in my city so I haven't faced the situation in ages. As far as in Australia, I have faced it just once, and that too they notified 2 weeks in advance and restored the power within minutes.
Thanks!
The Himalayas do sound like a fantastic escape! You could channel your inner yogi and master the art of living off the grid. 😄
In fact, today electricity has become indispensable. We often use electricity to make our daily activities easier and more efficient. Your article is really full of meaningful information. I wish you all the best in your future journey dear.
Amigo la forma en la que lo cuentas de una manera irónica es gracioso, los humanos estamos tan apegados a la electricidad que nos sentiríamos horrible sin ella, sin duda un buen punto de vista, saludos y suerte.
Saya sangat setuju dengan tulisan anda, tanpa listrik tentu kita akan kembali ke zaman batu, semua teknologi yang hanya dapat dihidupkan dengan ada nya listrik namun pada saat tanpa listrik maka alat canggih tersebut menjadi rongsokan yang tidak berguna lagi. Namun manusia akan tetap dapat hidup seperti pada saat nelum ditemukan nya alat pembangkit listrik, berarti kembali ke era zaman batu :)
@waqarahmadshah sir, Yes you are right, life without electricity is miserable. We cannot think of going without electricity for a moment. You have pointed out all the practical difficulties. Nice to read your post. I will try to participate in this beautiful contest soon. accept my love Best💙 wishes for you. Allah is Hafez.
Thank you for your kind words. 😊
hey dear ur without electricity living to would be very hard. ur morning on the would start without alarms & we would on the strugglle in the dark. no hot drinks no cooked food and no entertainment. the work on school would be tough without computers.wishing you the best of luck in the contest.
Brilliant!!
That's all I can say, the preceding analogy is so great, how would we move from our home without light as you rightly said. The alarm would not ring so we are getting off bed late, no light so we scramble in the darkness in search for a candle of some sort, we go to work on empty stomach because there is no electricity to have coffee. It would be definitely a time of regrets. You have deligently shared your article so well and I enjoyed each as every part of it. Success in the dynamics my dear friend. I guess we have a runner up already in the challenge!!
Thank you. 🙂
Definitivamente sería la guerra, el caos y un gran exterminio, pues es como volver a las cavernas, ningún sistema de gobierno moderno existirá. La humanidad seguirá su rumbo pero con los sobrevivientes que tendrán que arreglársela para no extinguirse.
Gracias por compartir, saludos y éxitos.
Thanks for stopping by. 😊
Your illustrations are top notch i cant imagine my life without electricity.
Thank you. 🙂
You are welcome