subject: The Importance Of Games And Sports In Our Lives [print this page] A sound mind lives in a healthy bodyA sound mind lives in a healthy body. What is a nation"s wealth ? Is it the amount of gold lying in the vaults of the banks or the living standard of its citizen? It lies in the health of its citizens. How can a person become healthy? The answer of this question is through sports and games. As a library is necessary for the proper growth of one"s mental health so is a playground for one"s physical health. Keeping this in mind it is necessary to play games and sports. Therefore sports and games have been made an essential part of our education system.
Whatever game we play we get exercise. We do perspire and perspiration is good for health. They help us in the development of our physical growth and health. All the outdoor games make the players breathe in fresh air and after physical exertion they feel hungry and eat well. They digest food and fruit is needed for strength.
Games and sports not only keep our body strong and fit but they also develop our all round personality. Which is the real goal of education. They teach us sportsmanship, qualities of co-operation and leadership. They teach us discipline. We play a game for the sake of a game without using unfair or foul means. This teaches us fairness too.
We also come to know about people of different places and countries when they play against our team or we visit their country. We learn their culture, food, language and so many other things. We come close to the people of other countries. The credit of making a person mentally strong is often taken by books. However, sports and games do play an eqally important role in making a person mentally strong and alert. Sports make a person bold and brave. He learns to keep his mental poise under all circumstances. He masters the art of facing hurdles in his life with a smile.
Now-a-days even playing games such as cricket, tennis football players get name, fame and money not only for themselves but also for their country. Those who never play games can be seen destroying the sensible characteristics and the moral fabric of society.
Therefore it can be said that sports and games to play are important part in the life of man as well as the nation. They are needed to make a nation great. Only healthy citizens can work hard for the development of their nation.
