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.
Select the correct answer from the options given below and complete the sentence.
The reason for being less connected is that we _____.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → have lost touch with humanity
The writer says that in spite of e-mail, fax machines and phones, "human beings have never been less connected", and gives the reason in the next line: "We have lost touch with our humanity." We are less connected because we have stopped caring about people as people.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: don't care about anyone — Incorrect. Overstated: this is too strong. The passage speaks of losing touch, not of caring for no one at all.
Option 2: are too busy with our pals — Incorrect. Not mentioned: Pals are friends. The passage never says we spend too much time with friends; it says we have trouble even meeting a neighbour.
Option 4: live a purposeful life — Incorrect. Contradicted: the passage says the opposite: "We have lost touch with our purpose."