Huxley is loved and hated about the same on either side. His pieces are spiritual and so futuristic that sometimes it’s hard to believe that he wrote them in the 1930s. Some of the things he talks about have or seem to be coming true. The dependency of human kind on technology and science progression is becoming pathetic.
People walk around with phones glued to their ears, pagers Velcro-ed to their hips, and another cell phone for internet access lodged in their pocket. Some of us don’t even realize how dependent we are on technology. When a person doesn’t have access to the internet or other rapid forms of finding information, they’ll realize their local library is stacks of books filled with the exact information they need.
Huxley wanted everyone to just be aware of our surroundings and who is in charge of it. He could see right through all the scientists’ eyes filling with dollar signs and even some with good intensions. He knew the strain technology was going to put on society and what it could make of people.
Huxley’s experimentation with drugs really drug (no pun intended) him to the “out there” category. After his experimentation began he had an even deeper and darker view of the world. He began to be more spiritual in finding the meaning for existence and purpose here on this world. The drugs challenged his way of thinking and created the writer he became and is known for to this day.
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