Every time I am on an airplane, I marvel at the wonderment it represents and how it has affected our lives for over 120 years. It’s changed many things. And so, I always ask whoever is sitting next to me what they believe to be the greatest invention of all time. Some say the automobile. Some say electricity. Some say the telephone. Others say the airplane, but only recently, I’ve begun to hear— the internet. What do you think?
The internet is so ubiquitous in our lives now so much so that a small disruption in faraway Iceland disrupts life in Benin City. In the last few days, flights have been grounded because of a malfunction somewhere. People are stranded at airports all over the world. If you have ever missed a flight when you had just enough money for your journey, you will have a story to tell.
Michael O. Ovienmhada.
Author, Playwright, Poet and Public Affairs Commentator.
omeekey@hotmail.com
