The other day, I downloaded some animated musical nursery rhymes based apps on my phone for my little daughter. While the animations and the apps as such were all classy and snazzy, it was something else that struck me and made me ponder. I'd realized that all those rhymes were the same ones that I as a kid has learned and sung. Which made me do a rhyme research on the ever popular Google search engine. Almost all the popular rhymes that we are aware of, were penned/composed centuries ago. The late 1700s, 1800s, and the early part of the 20th century were sort of the golden period for rhymes. Nothing of substance has been added in the past few decades.
The same can be said of literary works too. The class and mastery of the old authors is just missing in most present day authors. Which leads us to the question -- have we really progressed? True, we have technologically grown far ahead than we were say 50 years ago, but it is not technology alone that sustains mankind. Development is a mix of literature and culture and arts and the sciences and much more. But are we moving ahead with the right mix? It's indeed a point to ponder.
The same can be said of literary works too. The class and mastery of the old authors is just missing in most present day authors. Which leads us to the question -- have we really progressed? True, we have technologically grown far ahead than we were say 50 years ago, but it is not technology alone that sustains mankind. Development is a mix of literature and culture and arts and the sciences and much more. But are we moving ahead with the right mix? It's indeed a point to ponder.
