On the Threshold of Paradise

when petrol was discovered and used for propulsion. Similarly, modern methods of communication were developed, which converted the whole world into a global village. In the Industrial Age, by using mechanical power, man engaged in new enterprises such as the production of fast-moving vehicles, the rapid communication of news, the setting up of paper mills and the building of cities along modern lines. In this way, a whole new world, beautiful and meaningful, came into existence, with a fresh viewpoint on education and learning, called industrial civilisation. Alvin Toffler called the Super-industrial Age the fourth phase of civilisation. In his view, the most distinctive aspect of this age will be complete automation, i.e., the use of electronics will be on such a large scale that most jobs will be performed with the absolute minimum human control or intervention. In a normal