ENTERTAINMENT

Entertainment is a very broad term and includes all forms and types of activities which keeps us engaged. After a day's hard work we all need some kind of a relaxation for the mind. We all need to get engaged in something very light and helps relieve the stress in the mind.

There are various avenues for the entertainment and "Entertainment Industry" is probably the biggest industry in the world. It also caters to the different age groups and people of all age groups are willing to spend their top dollar to get entertained.

When we are engaged in an entertainment we have either a passive role or active role. For instance if the entertainment is in the form of a video game then we are actively involved in it and hence play an active role. This is what most of the youngsters do. They engage themselves heavily into video games and get addicted to it. Parents have a major role to play to ensure that the children do not get addicted to Video Games.

Majority of the people choose a passive role for their entertainment and hence end up watching a Play or a Show or a TV Programme or a Movie. There are also people who engage themselves in Reading, Blogging, Holidaying, Playing Games, Playing Musical Instruments, Drawing & Painting, etc which is more as a Pass time or a Hobby.

Whatever be the form of Entertainment chosen by us, the objective is to relax and enjoy. The form of entertainment should help to relax the brain and give the relief that is required after a hard day's stressful work. The entertainment that is chosen should not corrupt the mind in any way and hence we have to be careful in choosing the form of Entertainment. I used to watch TV Serials and stopped watching them after a while as I found that it was not giving the relaxation for the mind. I was feeling more stressed out watching the TV Serials and the kind of problems the characters face in them.

The Children and Teenagers should be encouraged to listen to good music (my definition of good music is something that is soothing and not very loud). They should read good books and watch interesting TV Programmes (for example there are very good programmes in National Geographic and Discovery Channel). Watching Cartoons is also a very good entertainment as it provides the comedy, story line and original thinking. I love watching "Tom and Jerry" as it is very hilarious at the same time very innovative and thought provoking.

Entertainment which is relaxation for the mind can also be achieved through Religious pursuit by reading religious books, visiting religious places and listening to religious music. This form of entertainment is somehow misunderstood to be used only after retirement. In my opinion this form of entertainment is applicable for all age groups. There is lot of fun, comedy, drama and lessons one can learn from the old mythological stories.

Our mind keeps running all the time like a race horse and it is entirely in our hands to control the mind and channelise our thinking positively.

T.P.Anand
Dubai, U.A.E.
7th March 2012