Tik Tik..and it changed!

So is it a welcome change? The change of the theme is a result of my friend's whining.:)
Change. Mutation. Alteration. Transformation. It has become an indispensable part of everyone's life. Isn't it? Sometimes its your hair do, sometimes its the requirements from a client (Huh! those guys!!) , sometimes its just you, sometimes its Microsoft coming up with versions one after the other ( Correction..most of the times :P) and the list goes on.

As the "rate of change of changes" gets overwhelming, it becomes more inescapable that man adapts to them. Welcome the new one with a bear hug, you dont obviously have the option to give it a highway salute! What makes the difference is how fast we get comfortable in the new atmosphere. It is most appropriate for us to get accustomed as quickly as possible, else we are left behind in the rat race.

One incident that caught my eye. Most of the banks in India have gone the e-way now. With the number of ATMs around, life is becoming easier for us.But, how well is the system accepted and utilized by all age groups? Read on:::

Gpa: Madu, lets go, I have to withdraw some money from my account.
Me: Sure pa, give me two minutes.
My Esteem never starts at the first push, damn! But finally I pulled it out and we stopped outside the SBI Ashok Nagar branch. Note the ATM just next to it.
Gpa: Madu, you stay in the car, I will be back in sometime.
Me( wondering why its going to take "time"): Ok pa, sure.
With his leather bag that he holds on to sooo tightly, he strutted away. Oh wait.. where is he going?? He is going to the bank?? I got out of the car, asked him:
Me: Do you need to do anything else besides drawing cash?
Gpa: No.
Me: How much?
Gpa: 500
Me: Pa, then goto the ATM.
Gpa: No no, I would prefer the bank dear.
Me: But I dont understand.. Why??
Gpa: Its just too..complicated and laborious..
Me: And standing in the queue , sweating in that Non A/C pigeon house isnt?
Gpa: No its better dear..
Me: Come on pa, make use of what man is creating.
Gpa: Madu...
Me: Let me take you.
Gpa: Ok, just this one time for your sake ok??

And he did it just for my sake. The machine did not impress him. Why?
I am sure there are hundreds of people out there who are hesitant to use new technologies, resistant to change. According to me, a lot of these problems can be solved by packaging the change more humanely. In the sense, they could have classes that teach people how to deal with it. Or just stick posters everywhere that show a stepwise procedure. Just dont make it look too complicated and preposterous for common man! Means a little extra effort on the government's side. But it will be well appreciated.