Technology is Ruining Us

Our Destructive Technology 23

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"Oh so the construction of the asphalt tower and the electricity aid is not from your father."

"No," replied the city girl who shook her head.

Now we are all sitting on a long bench staring at the buffalo belonging to the Mansur who is down there.

"It wasn't help from my father but it was help from the government. My father's asking for that help to the government center."

"Oh," said we understood and simultaneously and then nodded at each other.

"Father who wants this village there is a change so that's why this village got help."

"Why should a road be paved?" my many.

"For the sake of ease."

"Easy?"

"Yes everything that is built must have a benefit"

"And also loss," cut me.

"Yes but the benefits are higher than the losses. For example like this, asphalt is built then-"

"The tree will fly, cut me again.

"But the advantage is that the vehicles from the city can get to the village, there is no need to pass through the forest roads with difficulty."

"Also human safety, time and energy will also be helped. How many days do you need to get to the city? A day? Two days? or three days?"

We could only be silent while hearing his explanation.

"Now how do people who want to go to the city after making a paved road? No need to bother to go through the thick forest, right?"

"And the bridge, the bridge can be used for vehicles and also makes it easy for you to pass the river without having to bother passing the river."

Now I nodded my head, as did this city girl. During this time when we want to go to school we have to try and reach out to cross the river even we have to wait for the river to recede.

"Then why should there be a tower construction here?"

"That's all to make it easier for us."

"Easy for what?"

"Villages can communicate with people in the city. I know many village children who work in the city and they will also be sad if they do not hear from the family in the village."

"Then Dad also asked for help from the government for the construction of the tower with a transmitter so that everything makes it easier to exchange information."

"The next one is electricity. Electricity is very functional and very useful to illuminate the house-"

"But we still have torches."

"Drill?"

"Yes you don't know what a torch is?"

"Know, the torch that there is fire in use. Ah, I don't know either but they're wearing bamboo, right?"

"Yes like that" answered Samal.

"Not much different from my explanation but almost the same. Yeah but for me like it's dangerous."

"Dangerous?"

"Yes the sophistication of technology was made to make it easier for someone. If for example the light is used with a torch then what is the fate if accidentally this torch fell and the fire touched the house?"

"I see also here the house is all made of wood. If for example a fire falls and burns then there will be a fire and it will harm all citizens."

"That's why here will be given electrical assistance so that there are all lights so that it can be easier."

Now I was made speechless after hearing his many correct explanations. That's true what this girl said. Apparently the development carried out by the government is quite very useful for all of us.

"Oh yeah, by the way, you've been talking all the time, but we don't know you are" said Jono.

"Whose name are you?" ask Leha.

"My name is Zeyna, I was born in Jakarta. I'm 10 years old."

"Well, just like us. We are also 10 years old" Leha said so excitedly.

"really?"

"Yes. What class are you in?"

"Class 5."

"Well, we're in 5th grade, too."

"Oh, what are you called!"

"Don't believe here he's the most greedy

Just look at his body as big as a buffalo," said Samal then laughed to make Jono stare cynically.

"Don't believe it, Zeyna! I was like a buffalo but seeing his body like a chicken, kok, kok, kok, kok," he mocked while mimicking the sound of chicken cock making us all laugh.

"If there's a wind he'll fly, hahaha," Jono added.

"Just boy. Zeyna, don't believe it! Heh, Jono don't like to insult!" Appoint Samal with a face that looks threatening.

"No, I don't like to insult but I just like to eat," she replied again making Zeyna laugh.

"This is Mansur, he's the smartest here" I said proudly.

"really?"

"Yes," I said then turned to look at Mansur who had only been silent since.

"And I am called Leha" said Leha, smiling so sweetly.

Ah, I didn't mean to praise him. Don't tell anyone that I said I praised her as sweet.

"Oh so. What's your name?" his question to me made me look at some friends who are now looking seriously at me."

"My name is Abdul."

"Abdu?" her question made me nod my head.

"Your names are all good, yeah."

"Yes a weird name, hahaha," said Jono making me shake my head.

"That's just the name, the name of the city, isn't it?" bela Leha's.

Yeah, to be honest, I was a little confused. I think Leha doesn't like this town guy the longer she's been nice to Zeyna.

"Is there any help for school?"

The question was immediately thrown making me, Jono, Samal and Leha and the city girl immediately turned to look at Mansur who had just been silent.

I'm silent now. That is exactly what Mansur said. Will my school, which is similar to a goat pen, get government help?

All I ever wanted was our school just like the schools

who's in town. Have a lot of benches, a lot of classrooms, flags that are no longer obsolete, schools that are decorated with ceramics, no longer land. There is a new whiteboard and many teachers also, not only relying on Fatimah's mother every day that even his arrival is always a question whether he came today or not.

"If my school doesn't know either."

" Is it okay to ask your father for help to tell the government to give us free school support and also renovations for the school?"

"What is your school like?"

My friends and I looked at each other. Do we need to show him our school?

Ah, I was even afraid that he would faint after seeing our school.

"Our school is not good."

"really?"

We nodded each other's heads.

"Why?"

"Small," I replied.

"ugly what? Can I see it?

"If you want to."

"I want to even plan to attend school here too."

"Huh!!!" we all shouted so surprised.

"Don't!" forbid I quickly make my friends turn to look at me.

"Why? Is your school far away?"

"In addition to being far away it's just that our school is too bad."

"If you don't see it then you won't believe it" Samal added.

"Well then you can come with us!" bring Leha.

"When?"

"Tomorrow."

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