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WITH INCREASED WORK LOAD AND CUT THROAT COMPETITION, LEISURE HAS TAKEN A BACK SEAT. LET’S FIND
All work and no play can certainly make a teenager’s life dull and boring, but with the burden of maintaining grades weighing heavily on the shoulders, play time seems to have run out. Nevertheless, there are many who have learned to peep out of their buried hours in study and take a break, have enough time to indulge in hobbies or sport activities, go for a movie or simply just chat. So what do these teenagers do when they are free?
“With my hectic schedule consisting of college assignments, voluntary work and other errands, I hardly get time for specific leisure activity,” says Yusra Afshan. At eighteen, Yusra is a biblio-maniac and spends any extra time reading a book. “Reading is not the only thing I do when I have spare time but a book does relax me,” he reasons, “a kind of a stress buster I guess or a break from reality you could say.” He plans to add more leisure activity to his jam-packed timetable as soon as possible.
Samra Taban is fifteen-years-old and is schooling, and is very passionate about art and dancing. “It is very difficult to find time to paint or do some craft with practical tests and record submissions piling up,” she laments, “but I try to put aside an hour or so to get my fingers dirty with paint. It helps to express myself creatively.” Dancing too is a special pass time for Samra and she makes sure to devote time to the art form.
If arts allow creative expression, then sports ensure channelling of pent up energy in a positive manner. Sport activity enforces the spirit of playing together as a team, allows for healthy competition and keeps youngsters fit.
Abulkalam Azad Moulana, a nineteen-year-old ardent football player says, “Since weekdays are cramped with college activities, I keep my weekends reserved only for football but exam time is an exception.”
For K Amit networking is equally important. Fresh into college, he spends his time with friends and says that they are as important as any form of relaxing activity. “I generally like to hang out with my friends over a cup of coffee or just watch a movie together,” he quips.
Be it sports, art, reading or even networking, the important point is that teenagers spend their time doing stuff that helps them relax!
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