Cow Chips in India

Today my warranty on my computer and printer ends and they are still not working right, even though hours have spent on the phone with technicians in the Philippines. The technicians are friendly persons and can take control over a computer from their computer. However, technology controlled remotely by technology seems no match for the computer repair person. In my case when one problem was corrected another one was created. In this case remote computers handled by remote persons cannot match the personal service I have received on other computers. Also it is much more time consuming.

I now understand better why persons, like Gandhi, who appreciated modern technology, saw how it could be harmful in our lives. It is easier to kill someone by a drone remotely than for someone to create or help someone by remote technology.

Many years ago I remember reading the writing of Jacques Ellul about the threat to human freedom and Christian faith created by modern technology. I did not completely understand his writings but sensed they were significant. Now I can experience in life and life around me how significant a role technology plays in our lives yet how much a threat it is.

So all this is another reason to dig into the low-tech life of growing power. With some good cow dung, worms, scrap paper and wood chips you have all the ingredients of rich organic soil to grow. Cow chips beat out computer chips in growing renewable, affordable food, (G.R.A.F.).

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