Good Speech “Change in leisure activities from past”

The entertainment choices have changed now as the modern technology has provided us newer options. The leisure activities earlier were more productive and were a good show of creativity. Do you agree or disagree?

I certainly agree that leisure activities are changing due to advancement in technology. Modern technology has very much entered the field of entertainment. Leisure centres equipped with latest technology have become modern means of entertainment. It is evident that entertainment choices have changed.

Talking about my country, India, in the past, people had a lot of free time. As there were no TVs, CDs or DVDs, people used to engage themselves in creative skills. Children and youngsters used to play local games like kabaddi, kho kho, hide-and-seek etc. which provided them good physical exercise. There were also many indoor games played in those days like chess, ludo, cards, carom etc., which helped them in developing their mental skills. Even women used to engage themselves in activities like stitching, embroidery, painting, handicraft making etc. so, people used to be much creative and tend to utilize their time in a productive manner. People also used to socialize a lot, which enhanced their communication skills.

However, at present, the scenario has totally changed. People, especially non-working women, have become addicted to TV as a lot of entertainment channels are available. Children and youngsters engage themselves in playing videogames or chatting on internet so they have become lazy and less socializing. Instead of playing outdoor games, they prefer to watch games like cricket and football on TV, so they do not get enough physical and mental exercise. Modern hobbies also make use of technology, like the hobby of playing computerized musical instruments. Such instruments can be played easily and some inbuilt tunes are also available. This makes people less explore their creative skills in music.

Excess of anything proves to be dangerous. On the same note, overuse of modern technology restricts mental growth. Thus, I feel people should make use of modern technology but not at the cost of their creativity.