Monday, November 2, 2015

Br. Joaquim Hangalo - presents Technology and Friars

Southern Africans in the ancient time how they worked with their own hands in order to live. They always were in search of food which they found because they worked for it.
He raised number of question....in this age of technology....areas of work and activities that concerns Franciscan spirituality
- remind ourselves the place of St. Francis in the church....there were monks and clerics who existed...people had contact with monks and were familiar....originality of Francis was he went out to meet the people. when we speak of Francis we stressed the historical aspect but he is modern...many aspects concern as franciscans....what is originality concerning the work...Capuchins involved throughout the history....what is poverty ....it is linked with poverty and economic....are we poor men who work?
- the context is interesting to know that it is in globalization and technology...today we need to admit a new culture we live...new media...there are other forms of technology which are revolutionary...The impact of internet is underway...will bring many situation under our surveillance...today we can send messages to supermarket before he actually buys the things...inflammation of the information...
- if you write in google the word capuchin you will end up with different categories of coffee....
Intelligent system: technological advances...police surveillance keep an eye on people from distance...not there physically present...but like robots created to do certain things...in Germany there are driverless cars....
we need to prepare our friars to live in this kind of society....technological world....we need to train our friar....new medias are not neutral....the new media applies us to behave in certain ways....students are how they must and have to behave and act to make us of the new technological aspects....anthological aspects which are part of the new media....we cannot run away from media....it has impact on the lives of people...technology makes us to work effectively....mass media has changed the way we live...today's generation is involved in what it understands and can get involved....person understands the reality...social media has changed the way they use internet....we need to learn how to keep up the space with new media....as friars we need to get involved ....
Today the social media and digital technology is part of our life...Order must give careful attention to new technology...understand and apply...don't run away...we are part of it....
Digital natives and immigrants.....those who grew up with internet....media was born with them and they were born....in 1985 the first PC was produced.....generation before 1980....were the digital immigrants...have to grown up it....both of them live in the society ....they are alongside of technology...there is a difference of culture....immigrants learn about it...always look at media differently and have problems....not know how to respond...today they may handle well but still he is an immigrant because he is not born with it..
how to be human in this technological world....new geography of work...
growing disparity between communities.....three different Africa's....Black, white and colored Africa...
Disparity in the world....a small group innovative and active....whose economy is dynamic....creativity compared with the others...we need to look at the fact whether they have human capacity....
Native and immigrants : the development of media depended on the level of education...very much related to economic prosperities....less capable lose ground....no education no prosperities....brain power needs to be organized.....

No comments: