Since the amount of time spending watching
a television increase, the controversy has been arisen over whether the purpose
of television should not be to entertain people but to educate them. However, I
strongly disagree with this idea because people can take a rest and relieve
stress and enhance the family bond while watching entertaining TV programs.
First of all, entertaining TV programs
enables people to relax and get rid of stress. Ordinary people come home from
their work with exhausted and get stressed out because their everyday life is
very busy. Watching television is almost the only way to take a rest at home
because they are very interesting. Since they should prepare for the next day,
it is quite difficult to take part in outdoor activities which make them more
burdened while watching TV does not make people feel uncomfortable.
Accordingly, people usually spend time watching a wide variety of interesting TV
programs, such as talk shows, soup opera, comic shows. Recent research has
indicated that 90% of people who have a full-time job spend their night watching
entertaining TV programs before going to bed. It implies that people can forget
their stress and relax through watching entertaining TV programs.
In addition, entertaining TV programs can
make a contribution to enhancing family ties. We can easily think of the
situation where family members watch interesting TV programs together with a
lot of talks after dinner. Since each member’s usual life is different in most
cases, it is difficult to have a chance to get together and have a talk.
Entertaining TV programs create the atmosphere where family members are able to
have an everyday conversation with smile and convenience because they are almost
scheduled at evening. For example, my father and I like to watch football games
at night but it was also very good time to talk with him because we were all
enjoying football. Sometimes I poured my troubles to him and then, he gave me
helpful advice enjoying football game together. It was great for me to enjoy my
favorite and to solve my troubles.
In conclusion, the purpose of television
does not have to be to educate people. This is because entertaining TV programs
allow people to relax and release their stress and to have more chances to
strengthen the family bond. All in all, entertaining programs make contribution
to our lives. Therefore, they are beneficial for us as much as educational
programs. |