Worthy Person, Worthy IT Professional

Worthy, I have heard this word a million times before but yet, I really don’t know its real meaning. What is the word worthy? Why does this word exist? The word worthy, is it merely just a word? Or is there something deeper meaning beyond its word itself, can any anyone narrow its meaning? It has been used by most people. It is the mostly asked.

Are you worthy? Am I worthy to live in this vicious world? Or am I the total exact opposite of its meaning? Could we measure a person’s worth in this world? Probably I’ll in the lowest rank. These are some of the many questions that came to my mind and keep asking my self, “Am I worthy enough to live?” A question that is too difficult for me to answer. A question that leave someone in confusion. A question with a very unsure answer.

Is there someone among the million of people in this world knows that they are worthy? If there are so, I envy them. I don’t know my worth in this world. For the reason that I don’t know if I am worthy enough to live in this world. Moreover, I don’t even know if I am worthy enough to my chosen career, to be called as an IT Professional. I just don’t know.

However, on the other hand, the word worthy just what is it? To define the word worthy, according to the dictionary, it is somebody who is good or morally upright or a respectable person. Am I fit to what the word worthy defines? If yes, I don’t know why and how. If not, are there ways to make my self praiseworthy? To be a worthy person, a respectable person, or a good person, they say it starts with small deeds. However, if a person fails to do so then, how could you do big deeds just to be called a worthy person?

I remembered a preach from a priest back in our hometown. It is about doing good deeds to be a worthy person on the eyes of God and in the eyes of man. The preach was about a jar filled with different sizes of stones from the smallest stones to bigger ones. A person was asked to clear the jar by taking out all the stones to another place one by one. A jar full of stones, the person tries to take out the big ones first but is having a hard time because the smaller stones blocking. So, later, the person realized that taking out the smaller ones first would make it faster and easier. Thus, the person succeeded in clearing out the jar.

The story foretold above is just like in the real world. To become a worthy person starting from small contributions will lead to bigger ones. To become worthy, it is impossible to do big innovations. It is just impossible. Also not everyone is able to do so. Small deeds will lead you to something bigger. Although it is just small and simple however, if its value is more worthy than the things done by big people then it is worthy enough, more than enough.

There is a saying that the only thing constant in this world is change. If you found your self not worthy then, change for good. Changing for the better is a difficult thing to do. As I have said before, I am not sure if I am a worthy person. How could I possibly be? I can’t find my self to be called a worthy individual thus, change is needed. By starting from doing deeds will surely make me a better one, someday. Being a worthy individual is not as easy as you thought. It impossible, not everyone is able to be. Step by step I will.

Everything around us is changing. Technology is one of the most ideal examples of change. There has been a rapid pace of change in technology in these past years. New technologies were introduced to improve the quality of our life. It is for our own comfort. It is for ease of getting things done. Technology has change the way of our living. And it makes me wonder, “Are there still things that are needed to improve in our life?”

From the past until today, mankind had developed various things to make it easy for us, the new generation. Wherever you look you can see the overflowing river of technology. Technology, technology, it is now the language of our generation. However, on the other hand, despite of the presence of new technology does our life? Has it really made our life improved? I am talking about something personal. Isn’t technology has made mankind very lazy? Is that what improving quality of life meant? People can’t even throw or segregate their garbage properly. They even use technology to abuse nature for personal greediness. These man’s greedy activities that result to a more horrifying situations. Just for example, deforestation to flood, and various other activities. Can technology prevent these things to get into worst? Yes, if we all have the will. Definitely it will.

Technologist had contributed a lot in the society. Most goal of all Information Technology enthusiasts apparently to improve the quality of our life. They are creating, modifying, and innovating new technology one from another. Most of all inventors meet in one goal. All are fighting for one goal. It is to improve. It does not matter whether they improve a new technology for personal interest or for everyone’s benefits. Thus, as one of these so-called Information Technology enthusiasts, I am also aiming of improving one’s quality of life. I would be starting to small things until I am able to innovate and contribute to something better and bigger. It is best to start on small things, then in that time, my learning and experience will be wider leading to bigger contributions and bigger technology innovations in the future.

Neil Armstrong once said that one small step from a man; one big step to mankind, starting to small technology is a good small step. As an IT professional, if I were to contribute something in the society to improve the quality of life I would like to innovate something that will be useful to mankind. A technology that will serve as a guide people and thus, will be a great help to people’s daily living.

We can foresee some simple problems that are needed to be address, if we look closely and carefully. These problems are simple that may have been addressed by the government however; it doesn’t give a positive effect. This only means that a strong solution is needed. Just for example, the disposing of garbage. It has been one of the major problems in our country. It has been unstoppable. Day by day, tons of garbage is produced by Filipinos. There are various solutions and alternatives presented to address the problem but however, it seems like nothing happened. Since technology has been almost running our lives, one of the causes of the problems some say thus, technology is also the solution. A saying says that the root of the problem is also the solution. I wanted to create a technology that will address this problem, the garbage disposal problem.

Firstly is a garbage bin that has the capability of automatic segregation, it will segregate the biodegradable and non-biodegradable. In addition, it will group non-biodegradable in accordance to their similarities. All bottles are group together, Styrofoam in one group, and so with others. Also, the garbage bin will have a weight calculating ability; calculating if the garbage weight has exceed to a maximum weight. If it has reach the limit weight the garbage bin will send a signal that the garbage has to be collected right away.

In addition to the garbage bin’s capability, if the signal is from the biodegradable the signal will be received by a biodegradable department that manages the biodegradable for other purposes. The same goes to non-biodegradable. The signal will be sent to the department that manages the non-biodegradable for the recycling purposes. In this way the garbage disposal will be managed well. The segregation is well assured.

Another proposal regarding the garbage problem is that there are some people who are too lazy in throwing their garbage in the garbage bin even if it is just 10 steps away. Thus, this will result to untidiness and it is not a very good sight. Also, it will only contribute to pollution leading to another serious problem in the future. Since, among the study about technology, robotics has been the primary focus of research among the information technology enthusiast and thus, I wanted to create one that will maintain the cleanliness of the city. It is called the “Street Sweeper.” A question suddenly pops up in my mind, it is that isn’t this technology will spoil people? It will make people to just throw their garbage everywhere? Well, this technology will be a helper for those who clean the street everyday. And also this robot, street sweeper, has a camera attached that will record those who throw their garbage inconsiderably. It will take pictures and will be recorded automatically in the database for punishment later.

The robot Street Sweeper and the proposed new garbage bin will work hand in hand to keep the cleanliness of a city and thus, will hopefully eliminate the garbage problem in the future.

I have wanted to help those who are impaired, especially those who are visually impaired people. Although they can walk freely in the city however, when I see them I am really curious if they have that 100 percent sense of security, walking in busy places, riding public vehicles, even crossing roads. I really wonder if they could feel security or assurance that after they cross they are safe. Thus, I wanted to create a technology that will be their helper in going to busy places. It will be their eyes. It will inform the owner what is ahead. For example, crossing the road it will calculate the speed of cars passing by or will inform the owner that the street safe to cross by. The technology has a biometric attached capability that will recognize its owner. It has a fingerprint biometric, face recognition, and body temperature recognition of its owner. It has also wearable computer along. It is attached to the owner so that when the owner wants to go somewhere it will just press the button that will signal the robot to come near the owner, to turn off and to turn it on again. With this, the owner will have a sense of security and an assurance that they are safety while they are in the public, busy places. Shall I call it Eye-shield Robot? It is a robot that will serve as the eye of its owner who is visually impaired.

The garbage bin, Street Sweeper, and Eye-shield Robot these proposed technologies of mine are considered simple and small. It only addresses simple problems in the society. Although it is just a small contribution however its value is not lacking in any meaning that would give purpose to life. These small things could possibly change the world. No matter how small it is if I would contribute to society to improve the quality of life it not important whether it is small or not. Its value is what matters the most and it is worthy despite of being small.

On the other hand, still, I don’t know if this will help me a worthy person or a worthy IT professional. It is just small and there is nothing special. However, it will be a good start isn’t it? I shall end this with a quotation by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt saying that far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.