What is the game?
“All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.”
The above lines depict the Importance of games in one's life.
Games are simply the competitive or casual physical activities which we do in our daily life for the sake of enjoyment and refreshment. Like education, games are also one of the most important parts and requirements of a healthy life. They keep an individual physically and mentally fit and active. In many cases, doctors suggest physical activities like games at the place of medicines. By including games in our daily routine, we can get rid of many blood pressure, heart, diabetes, etc. They help us to build up our physical and mental coordination and also provide mental peace and relaxation. It can be observed easily that the individuals involved in games and sports are less stressed than those not involved in games.
LESSONS
Games are not only important for physical and mental fitness but also play a major role in mental and social development of child .games teach us some of the most important moral duties and lessons like:
The values of fair competition,
Discipline,
Unity and togetherness ,
Team spirit,
Concentration,
Total attention ,
Spirit of adventure ,
Patience,
Tollerence
Value of falures and trials,
agile activity, and
Value of time .
. They are essential for the younger generations as the values taught by games help them build up their basic social character and thinking. Games provide younger people with an outlet for surplus energy and increase and fitness in stamina, strength, and a healthy mind and body.
Games are generally of two types, say outdoor games and indoor games. Outdoor games are played outdoor, in big fields, and include heavy physical activities. Some outdoor games are cricket, football, hockey, kabbaddi, etc., and indoor games are played indoors, in rooms. They do not involve too many physical activities but need a lot of mental attention and sharpness. Some of these games are chess, ludo, table tennis, checkers, carrom etc. Besides these two types, there is one more type of game, i.e., court games; they are also played indoor but in a well-defined court. Some of these games are lawn tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
Games also play a vital role in countries' economies and international relations. a variety of games are held at international levels, as in Olympics and commonwealth games. These games create a sense of universal brotherhood and keeps countries connected to each other. A lot of companies invest in these games for the advertisement of their names also these games have increased tourism, and hence they add to countries economy as well.
Games also provide a brilliant career option. Students who are not interested in education can set their goals in games and sports and get the desired success if they work hard. Many names had created history in games, such as Kapildev, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Abhinav Bindra, Phogat sisters, etc.
But nowadays games have been concentrated to the digital devices only . In the present scenario, video games come to our minds after listening to the word game. The youth as well as the adults all have been habitual and also addicted to them. We have totally ignored the real games and their importance in our physical health. With the development in technologies, we have made ourselves totally dependent on devices in the field of games. With time, interactive online games have had a great development in graphics quality and variety of games. And this had fascinated the whole generation towards itself. Children and adults spend more and more time gaming and not giving even a little part of their day to physical gaming activities. We have totally ignored the disadvantages of these online games in our lives. They may have a lot of negative effects on our health. These games make us lazy day by day. People involved in the online game also prefer eating junk food while playing, which make their bodies obesed. Online games do not involve any physical exercise; thus, they led to a reduction in physical health; they also affect the visibility of the gamer. When people spend more and more time playing games on devices, their eyesight gets damaged, and they need glasses even at a very young age. They may cause regular headaches and may led to inefficient sleep also. Thus in this way, these games negatively affect the physical and mental health of an individual.
All we need to realize is the ill effects of these online games, and we must include the real physical games in our daily lives if we want to be fit and healthy. All young men and women in schools, colleges, universities, and training institutes should play games. Even business executives and others engaged in serious and very responsible activities should play some games in their spare time .it is necessary for their good health, physical fitness, and mental alertness. A proper balance should be maintained between work and games. Work would become boring and intersetless if there is no games and sports in life. Thus a sufficient amount of games and physical activities should be kept part of our daily rouitien. One can maintane good halth by playing games daily.
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