The Nightmare Life Without Fuel

“The Nightmare Life without Fuel” is an essay, whose central idea revolves around the fact that what is going to happen if we do not conserve the world’s natural resources. Asimov focuses on a various problems that may arise due to the lack of fuel in the coming days. A world like ours that is so dependent upon fuel even for day to day life style, can barely imagine a day without fuel. Looking back at the past as the population has increased we are in a fuel crisis now more than ever.

As the fuel resources were abundant every sector was found functioning smoothly and maintained themselves in proper condition. People didn’t have problem of scarcity of fuel resources. However a gradual increase population growth has increased the fuel consumptions to another level leading to bad consequences. Past agricultural lands are now occupied by huge buildings and industries, there are fewer trees are more buildings, climate has also been affected adversely. Due to the maximum use of the resources, human life has been in discomfort. As they are less conscious of their future, they suffer because of the destruction of the resources. Isaac agrees that new resources like nuclear enregy and solar energy have been discovered and shown to the world but they are very dangerous and also expensive in use. The fact that a fuel crisis has begun may not affect us drastically now but the coming generations are sure to suffer.

Asimov focuses on the decreasing resources of fuel in the world. The life will be full of struggle without fuel resources. This world will slowly go dark, as less lighting bulbs will be there in the streets. Electrical appliances will be used less as there will also be scarcity of electricity. Even luxurious provisions and equipments will be impossible. More time will be taken to do simple work also as there won’t be any vehicle running in the streets. There will be difficulty in transportation and accumulation of required foodstuffs. Due to the shortage of food, people will die due to starvation and malnutrition. Due to lack of proper balanced diet, there will be problem in human brains. Child death rate will increase, as children will be deprived of proper nutritious and body building food. Specially, simple towns, suburbs will be affected much. These areas depend upon transportation for all kinds of things. This could also lead man kind to the brink of extinction at the very least

Security will also be affected badly. Without the use of weapons, military forces will be purposeless. Only the technically strong countries will be able to exercise their military power if fuel is saved in time. Factory workers will be jobless as industries and factories will be closed. So, it will be very difficult for them to provide basic needs to their family also.

Only small benefits will be there due to lack of fuel. The environment will be fresh, cool and pure. Crime rates will however decrease. People will understand the importance of nature and will go attached with it.

The writer tries to warn us of the devastating situation of this world in the coming future. It does seem uncertain and a hoax at this moment but this day is far from done, and that day of fuel crisis will arrive if we do not do anything about it now. The Writer, Isaac focuses on how we must try and understand the importance of the nature and conserve it. Rather than complaining about the world 30 years later we must act now! Solar and Nuclear energy may be an option but we must also be very wary about forests which have been a source of human fuel for many years. Major population of world should be engaged to plant the trees to make a better world in future.

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