Ever heard something along the lines of “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”?
This familiar saying primarily highlights the importance of recreational activities in a person’s life, crucial to which is, the all-important: SPORTS.
Be it Saina Nehwal’s fierce smashes, M. S. Dhoni’s massive winning sixes, Messi’s god-like goals, Roger Federer’s terrific match points, sports has always proven to be highly intriguing for the players as well as the viewers, and a great source of entertainment.
Generally played as a form of contest between two or more competitive sides, sports inculcates a sense of sportsmanship in addition to teamspirit. Pursuing sports, either as a hobby or at the professional level develops your mental as well as physical well-being.
It gives you a break from your monotonous lifestyle that may or may not involve any sort of physical activity. To practice some kind of sports on a regular basis boosts your mind and lends a hand in the overall development of one’s personality and who in this world wouldn’t want that?
To find some time out of your busy schedule and to devote it to sports at least once in a while would be a wise thing to do and if it’s laziness and procrastination that’s stopping you from doing so, let positive ideas take over your train of thoughts, think of the benefits and be sure to realize that once you get going and develop a habit, everything is going to come easier. Let’s start by something as simple as taking part in sporting festivals during your college days.
Watching sports is another feeling altogether. Remember the time you all cheered for India before the cricket world cup finals? Or the time when you bit your nails while watching the Rio Olympic finals of P.V. Sindhu? Don’t you agree with me when I say sports is something that brings out your love for nation?
Your father might be busy in his work, your younger brother might be writing his assignments but the moment you switch the TV to the channel that’s showing live cricket commentary, they’ll get out of their rooms and join you on the sofa complaining how India needs to improve its fielding, how it was the umpire’s wrong decision and on and on.
Thus, sports is something that brings your family together to spend some quality time. So go ahead, grab a racquet or anything else that piques your interest, step out of the lazy zone and block questions like ‘is this the right time?’, ‘why bother?’, ‘don’t I have other things to do?’ that may enter your train of thoughts, because in the end “We only regret the chances we didn’t take.”
– Athmika Hebbar, Kshitij Editorial Board
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