Buddha would not have attained enlightenment, if he was carrying smartphone in his pocket.

Few thousand years ago, all animals including humans started at the same start line. Fast forward to 2021, humans decisively won the race. how?

100% of animal brains processing power was consumed to survive, constantly making choice between fight or flight.

Over time, humans settled, individuals developed specialized skills - hunters, builders, farmers, cooks, soldiers etc. Collective living and distributed responsibility meant that excess brain capacity was used wisely.

Unlike other species, we had time to think, imagine, innovate, create and dominate. Then came the smart device, all of human emotions have morphed into exquisitely designed apps triggering reactions 24/7 with red notifications.

Going back to Buddha with smart phone under Bodhi tree. Forget enlightenment, he would have been busy picking fight on #twitter, checking whether his peer monks already achieved enlightenment on #linkedIn and disappointed, nobody liked his new profile picture on #Instagram.

Humans became master species but risk becoming slaves to the machines. Prevent devolution, let’s learn to co-exist, carve time away from screens and discover Picasso, Einstein or Jobs within you.

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