Leisure

The modern man should certainly spend a part of his time in viewing the TV, in going for an evening walk, in social calls for a change and so on to suit his temperament and fancy. The youth clubs, the coffee house, the playground and the public libraries speak volumes in favour of the leisure consciousness of the people. No doubt there are a number of labour saving devicesin the modern world like the pressure cooker, grinder, food processor, the washing machine and so on. The presence of these in our households have certainly not made the work easier for the housewife. One should realise that she has dispensed with the servant maid, hte launderer, the miller and so on because she has dispensed with the servant maid, the launderer, the miller and so on because she has the gudgets to help her in her choses. Consequently, all these are done by herself leadind to more and more demand on her spare time.

Many of us are engaged in doing specialised jobs. There is no sense of achievement, no sense of wholeness in our lives. This gap can be filled by the leisure hours. We can spend our time in reading, music, drams and athletics thus developing our personality and achieving an all round satisfaction.

The creeks, knew the uses of leisure. The provided healthy and recreative exercises to the masses. Similarly, the modern man too can become better and greater by taking to boating, skating and wrestling instead of drinking, idle gossip and romantic nonsense.

The Value of Leisure

The hurry and monotony of modern life cause tension to the modern man. This is especially so in the case of the urban dweller. The rural occupations are leisurely and do not demand the constant attention and time as those of a city dweller do. Despite the fast means of communication and transport, life is still a tiring one for the modern man. A man who is engaged all the time in earning his bread will have no time to indulge himself in fine arts or in other words, become more and more civilized.

Leisure, therefore, becomes an inevitable need of the modern man. Most men and women devote most of their time during the day for their employer. Some of them return at dusk and take up part time occupations to add to their income. For such people, nights do not offer much comfort or rest and days become nightmares in course of time. So leisure time occupations become necessary for them.