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Television: Technology and Cultural Form

Book Summary by: pphs    

Original Author: Williams, Raymond

In line with a great poet who said "What is this life is full of care" we have no time to stand and stare., true, very
true everybody reading this abstract will surely agree that though we are now better mannered, sophisicated, educated and cultured, we are really missing upon the small happiness in our life. We have become mechanical, we do not know to enjoy life.
Eevery second of the minute and hour we keep on worrying on some or the other issue, whether trivial or big no matter we are engaged in deep thoughts leading to frustration.From the time we get up from the bed till we retire for the day we have priorities decided, this leads to frustraion. While going to bed next days meeting and work worries,when we get up in the morning hurry and worry for reaching the office, once in the office, work, collegues, boss everything is a worry, while leaving the office urgent phone call is a worry, reaching home is again a worry.
To get out of this worry I decided to take a break and go on a vacation with a feeling that I would relax and enjoy myvacations. I started with deciding the place, aregument with my wife and children again taking off from office, applying for leave getting sanction for leave, planning for finance.Getting tickets to destination, planning onward journey, the hazzles involved in travelling, hotel stay food, the fear of falling sick.the money that I would spend, the worry of my piled up work in my absence, fear of burglury in my house during my sbsence.My personal work getting pending, my friends and relatives not able to reach me, the additonal expenses and the impact it would have on me in coming months, children missing school and studies.All these worries and anxieties made me think if was necessary to go on a vacation. I finally decided to drop the idea and continue with my daily routine thereby saving loads of problems.
Published: November 04, 2006
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