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Yesterday's Echo A Heartbreaking Tale

A Question that shoots the entire society

By Abdul QayyumPublished 9 months ago 3 min read

Yesterday's Echo A Heartbreakingly Tale

The city was lit. Digital displays were flashing all around. Advertisements, news headlines, and the buzzing world of social media had people in their pocket.

Amidst all that clamor, in a little office, young reporter Ava was sitting brooding. Her eyes were on the laptop screen, but her heart was elsewhere.

Is all this knowledge actually liberating us? Or is it progressively imprisoning us?

Suddenly there was an anonymous email in her mailbox

We know your tomorrow. If you wish to find out the truth, come.

A cryptic address was mentioned below. Ava was unsure, but curiosity pushed her towards this abandoned, rundown building.

Upon opening the door, a young scientist, Ethan, was present with a miniature device in his hand.

This is Future Sense. This machine can predict your future based on data, he said with confidence.

Ava asked in amazement:

But our feelings? Our choices?

Ethan smiled:

This machine doesn't understand feelings. It just speaks the truth.

The truth, which turned into poison

Ava tried the machine with a shaking heart. A sentence flashed on the screen:

Your report will change the world, but you will be alone.

Her heart fell.

Following this extraordinary experience, Ava started attending sessions with others who had already gone through this machine.

Rahat, a school teacher, replied with tears in his eyes:

"The machine predicted that my son would never be a doctor. He left school. We both are now shattered.

Sarah, a prosperous entrepreneur:

The machine told me, 'Invest. Today I am wealthy but hollow inside.

And then Ava met Lena. a brave activist, who was voicing her protests against this technology.

"This machine is stealing our freedom!" Lena exclaimed,

Are we selling our dreams as well?

A protest that's in history

Lena organized a large demonstration in the city square. Thousands of citizens marched on the streets with signs held up:

Technology is not slavery

Our lives, our choices

Ethan was also present. He turned to Ava and said

Do you have an idea about how handy this invention is?"

Ava spoke up and said:

The advantage is there but the damage is profound, you have no idea.

The verdict: truth or silence?

That evening, Ava sat in her office, stuck in front of her computer for hours. Two options were open to her:

1. Release the report.and reveal the risks of Future Sense.

2. Remain silent.and keep the powerful content.

She shut her eyes. Rahat's son, Sarah's isolation, Lena's ange all flashed before her.

Then she placed her fingers on the keyboard and started typing the truth.

The report that awakened the world

The headline in the morning newspaper read:

Is our fate in the hands of machines?"

Ava's report stirred up a commotion nationwide. Discussion broke out in homes, schools, and offices. People hit the streets:

Stop the prophecies

Let us dream!

The end, which was the beginning

A month later, Ava was standing in front of the same old building. Ethan had switched off Future Sense.

Lena appeared and said

You restored our faith.

Ava gazed up at the sky. The clouds had disappeared.

She smiled and said:

Our lives are composed of dreams, not machines.

From the heart:

This is not a story about technology, it's about all of us.

We are living in a time when each breath, each step is quantified by data. But remember. the choice is ours.

Machines only say the possibility the actual future, we build ourselves.

If this tale has reached your heart, pass it on to others.

Because every voice can be the echo of tomorrow.

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About the Creator

Abdul Qayyum

digital product creator and article writer blending design and dialogue. My writing explores friendship, culture, creativity, and the power of honest expressionperfect for readers who enjoy thoughtful and eyeopening reads.

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