TELEVSION-A BOON OR A BANE

"SON,ENOUGH TV NOW FINISH YOUR HOMEWORK FIRST",SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY DIALOGUE STILL PREVAILING IN MOST OF THE HOUSES."5 MINUTES MORE MOM",OFTEN COMES THE REPLY,A MOST COMMON ONE IF YOU ASK ME.THOSE 5 MINUTES SOON CONVERT INTO 2 OR EVEN 3 HOURS UNTIL THE ANGRY MOM FINALLY SNATCHES AWAY THE REMOTE CONTOL AND SWITCH OFF THE TV.THIS SITUATION IS OFTEN SEEN IN MOST OF THE HOUSEHOLDS.IN MY OPINION TV HAS CERTAIN ADVANTAGES BUT IT HAS SIDE EFFECTS TOO.ON ONE HAND IT PROVIDES YOU WITH EVERY SORT OF INFORMATION FROM SPORTS TO CINEMA,FROM MUSIC TO NEWS,ETC.IT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ENTERTAINMENT.ON THE OTHER HAND IT DEPRIVES YOU FROM YOUR PRECIOUS SLEEPING HOURS.WITH DAILY SOAPS ON,NO ONE PREFERS TO SLEEP AT 9 OR EVEN 10 PM.MEANWHILE,TV IS AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF FORGETTING ALL YOUR TROUBLES RATHER THAN DEALING WITH THEM HEAD ON.IT HELPS YOU AND PROVIDES YOU WITH FULL SUPPORT IN YOUR DEPRESSION TIMES AND GIVES YOU THE SUFFICIENT TIME TO RE-ENERGIZE YOURSELVES.NOWADAYS MOVIE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES ARE SEEN ON A REGULAR BASIS IN REALITY SHOWS AND SERIALS TO PROMOTE THEIR FILMS.IT IS ONLY DUE TO INCREASE IN NUMBER OF TV VIEWERS IN A RECENT TIME.TV HAS BECOME A COLLEGUE IN THE BUSY SCHEDULE OF EVERYONE'S LIVES.BEING A COMPETITOR IN THE 'RAT RACE',TV IS AN EFFICIENT WAY TO ENJOY AND RELAX OURSELVES.NOW LET US LOOK AT SOME OF THE DRAWBACKS TOO.GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN CHILDREN USED TO PLAY OUTDOOR GAMES IN THEIR FREE TIME.NOW THEY JUST PREFER TO LIE DOWN ON THEIR SLEEPWELL MATRESSES ,AND WATCH TV THE WHOLE DAY UNAWAREOF THE HAPPENINGS INSIDE THE HOUSE.IN THIS PROCESS THEY ARE CONSTANTLY STRAINING THEIR EYES AND HENCE IN THE SMALL AGE ITSELF THEY ARE SEEN WITH THICK SPECTACLES ON THEIR EYES.GRADUALLY THEY BECOMES LAZY AND IMPORTANT ASPECTS LIKE HARD WORK,TEAMWORK ARE NOT INTRODUCED INTO THEIR DAILY LIVES AS THEY PREFER TV OVER SPORTS.MOREVER SOME OF THE TV CONTENT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE CHILDREN OF SMALL AGE. FRIENDS! IT IS GOOD WATCHING TV BUT WATCHING IT CONTINUOSLY IS A BAD HABIT IN ITSELF.IT IS IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO STATEMENTS....
MANAV JAIN-13/1/2013