What is Your Favourite Hobby?
What is a hobby? A hobby is, plainly, something you do in your leisure time in an attempt to release some of the daily life stress and tension. However, any hobby could certainly evolve into something more, such as a career or an annoying daily practice; yet, one cannot definitely deny that hobbies and interests have co-existed since the beginning of humanity and they shall remain till the day it perishes. Generally speaking, a hobby has its own importance and its own divisions as well; there're singular hobbies, team-based hobbies, invoked hobbies, crucial hobbies, ..., etc; and the most important factor of a hobby is that it never ceases to be no matter what your age, race, gender, or nationality is - and despite the stage of life. However, it seems that one of the most important facets in a personal hobby stems from the equation of maintaining and benefiting from it at the same time. People, generally, work most of the days without them being conscious of the need to rest and ease their minds and bodies and let others take over instead. Usually, when the person decides to take some time "OFF", it's the green light to bring back what you love and start cultivating your hobbies and interests - such as reading, traveling, some sort of a sport, writing, drawing, fishing, ..., etc. Over the generations, there appears to be a tendency towards considering reading as the no. 1 preferably beneficial hobby; to read is to simply provide oneself with all the luxuries of a decent relaxation time; you want to travel, a book will take you to farthest lands with little cost; you want to experience love for the first time, a romantic novel will take you to cloud nine and then tear your heart apart; you seek fun, excitement, action, mysteries, unsolved dilemmas or exotic experiences, all can be found in reading, reading and reading! All you have to do is to pick the right genre and go ahead.
Of course, reading can be quite time-consuming, for people who truly value the hobby - who are currently not to be found due to the social-media-and-apps craze of the century - but an organized persona can handle it just fine. Sports are also hobbies of great value for youngsters, for instance, as the physical activity drives out negative energy and plays the role of a good outlet for all of the inner fuel of the young spirits; and at the same time, sports teach multiple values practically, such as self-independence, self-esteem, self-respect, teamwork, integrity, loyalty and collaboration. And while sports are beneficial to the physical aspects of the humans, mental health is also, to some extent, nourished with sports. All in all, the type of hobby chosen depends greatly on the character of the person; several inner and outer characteristics determine the choice made; traveling, for example, is the perfect option for explorers and people who get bored too easily and aren't routine-followers. And considering some aspects of any hobby, we can classify hobbies into two categories: a useful hobby is appropriately timed, of certain benefits, lasts over the years and stems from what the person needs to release himself from the shackles and pressures of the everyday routine; on the other side, a useless one is extremely time-consuming, not of many benefits and doesn't perfectly match the needs and desires of the person. The benefits of a hobby needn't, obviously, to be strikingly crystal clear, they could be concealed as well. You could be practising styling tips in your day-to-day clothing choices and costumes; this unconscious hobby of playing mix and match with the clothes can be turned into a wonderful career. If you happen to be watching movies and tv shows for the longest time possible as a hobby in your leisure time, you could as well learn a foreign language as you do so!
During the time spent practising the hobby, a sense of relaxation and ease somehow descends upon oneself; you're no longer an employee, a father, a teacher, an engineer, or a doctor, you're just a person having fun! And since various sorts of hobbies aren't practised alone - such as sports, music and reading groups - they're indeed a remarkable way of communicating, befriending new people and also strengthening relationships. Personally, I feel that certain good hobbies, not only entertain oneself and lessen the daily pressure, but also they can be turned into careers that may last a lifetime, but such a decision requires a lot of dedication, effort, sacrifice and time. So, if you have abandoned your favourite hobby for too long, go back and indulge leisurely in it, you may as well discover something you've never come across before.
• Written on May 2016.
Of course, reading can be quite time-consuming, for people who truly value the hobby - who are currently not to be found due to the social-media-and-apps craze of the century - but an organized persona can handle it just fine. Sports are also hobbies of great value for youngsters, for instance, as the physical activity drives out negative energy and plays the role of a good outlet for all of the inner fuel of the young spirits; and at the same time, sports teach multiple values practically, such as self-independence, self-esteem, self-respect, teamwork, integrity, loyalty and collaboration. And while sports are beneficial to the physical aspects of the humans, mental health is also, to some extent, nourished with sports. All in all, the type of hobby chosen depends greatly on the character of the person; several inner and outer characteristics determine the choice made; traveling, for example, is the perfect option for explorers and people who get bored too easily and aren't routine-followers. And considering some aspects of any hobby, we can classify hobbies into two categories: a useful hobby is appropriately timed, of certain benefits, lasts over the years and stems from what the person needs to release himself from the shackles and pressures of the everyday routine; on the other side, a useless one is extremely time-consuming, not of many benefits and doesn't perfectly match the needs and desires of the person. The benefits of a hobby needn't, obviously, to be strikingly crystal clear, they could be concealed as well. You could be practising styling tips in your day-to-day clothing choices and costumes; this unconscious hobby of playing mix and match with the clothes can be turned into a wonderful career. If you happen to be watching movies and tv shows for the longest time possible as a hobby in your leisure time, you could as well learn a foreign language as you do so!
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During the time spent practising the hobby, a sense of relaxation and ease somehow descends upon oneself; you're no longer an employee, a father, a teacher, an engineer, or a doctor, you're just a person having fun! And since various sorts of hobbies aren't practised alone - such as sports, music and reading groups - they're indeed a remarkable way of communicating, befriending new people and also strengthening relationships. Personally, I feel that certain good hobbies, not only entertain oneself and lessen the daily pressure, but also they can be turned into careers that may last a lifetime, but such a decision requires a lot of dedication, effort, sacrifice and time. So, if you have abandoned your favourite hobby for too long, go back and indulge leisurely in it, you may as well discover something you've never come across before.
• Written on May 2016.
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