subject: What Is The Relationship Between Work And Play? [print this page] The proverb "work while you work; play while you play" is applicable to every person of any profession. The proverb should be strictly observed by anyone who wishes to make his life pleasant, fruitful and successful.
When we work, we should concentrate on one particular thing, and it will surely gain good results. However, one cannot work all day long. Play is as necessary to everybody as work. Play can make one fresh and cheerful so that one may not be sick of his work. So the proverb is a good motto for everybody.
While how do you choose a suitable hobby?
Personally speaking, I think that we have to take a account of several factors. First, the hobby must suit the amount of free time we have to spend on it. Next, the amount of money should be taken in account. Some people like collecting stamps, coins and antiques. Others may enjoy raising dogs or golden fish. If you haven't enough money, you cannot choose these as you hobbies.
But all things have two sides. Normally people should know it is no good to overdo anything. For example, it's funny to play computer games occasionally. They help people relax and provide pleasure. But if a person plays computer games day and night, neglecting his duty or his family, then computer games, in this case, do more harm than good. People should be especially watchful to such entertainments as playing mahjong and playing video games etc. They should never indulge in them. Otherwise, these entertainments will become destructive and will change hobbies into bad habits.
Hobbies can help build up their mental and physical health.
Sports and games are also useful in character training; they demand not only physical skill and strength but also courage, enthusiasm, discipline and usually teamwork.
Hobbies are valuable in helping patients recover from physical or mental illness. Outdoor activities may help rebuild their body, while relaxation may relieve their tension and bring laughter and those enjoyable things back to them.
Nowadays people have more and more free time. It is a terrible thing if one doesn't know how to deal with his spare time. Should he sleep all day long? When he is at work, he is managed or directed to conduct a certain activity. But when he is free, and when he has to decide how to use his time in his own way, he will be worried and upset if he can't find anything to do. In my opinion, hobbies can enrich his life and mould his temperament. Hobbies can make one's life meaningful and colorful.
