When I was growing up, my father said something to me I will never forget, "Son when you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die the world cries while you rejoice". We live in an age when we have forgotten what life is all about. We can easily put a person on the Moon, but we have trouble walking across the street to meet a new neighbour. We can fire a missile across the world with pinpoint accuracy, but we have trouble keeping a date with our children to go to the library. We have e-mail, fax machines and digital phones so that we can stay connected and yet we live in a time where human beings have never been less connected. We have lost touch with our humanity. We have lost touch with our purpose. We have lost sight of the things that matter the most.
Why does the writer derive that we have lost touch with our humanity ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Because people have become indifferent to human values and feelings
All the examples in the passage point the same way: we can reach the Moon and fire missiles with pinpoint accuracy, yet we will not meet a new neighbour or keep a date with our children, and we have "never been less connected". People no longer care about other people's feelings, so the writer concludes that we have lost touch with our humanity.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Because we have landed on the moon — Incorrect. Wrong cause: the Moon landing is only one half of a contrast; the achievement itself is not why we lost touch.
Option 2: Because we can fire missiles with accuracy — Incorrect. Wrong cause: this, too, is a skill set against our failure with people; it is not the cause.
Option 3: Because science has developed much and made us arrogant — Incorrect. Not mentioned: Arrogant means proud in an unpleasant way, thinking oneself better than others. The passage never calls us arrogant or blames science.
Example: The arrogant player refused to shake hands with his opponent.