Too much time wasted on dull, brain-numbing activities

 

College students and young adults everywhere have retired their brains and committed their butts to the couch in front of mindless television programming and Xbox Live.

Remember those childhood days when a little imagination was all you needed to entertain yourself?
Saturdays were spent outside in the fresh air on bikes or roller blades.

Remember curling up in the safety of a blanket tent with a flashlight and book, and when the elementary school field trip to the museum of natural science seemed like the best day of your life because you saw a dinosaur?

Why is it we, as adults, have settled for entertainment which does nothing to stimulate the creative mind?

Sure it’s easy to just sit in front of the TV or move your thumbs on a controller.

But we are not doing our brains any favors by engaging in such activities.

There we sit motionless and silent, as we do nothing but observe.

An occasional lazy fumble for the remote may be detected when “American Idol” hits a low point, and the channel is hurriedly changed to something deemed more entertaining.

Our culture’s acceptance of must-see, non-stop action movies and video games that must be played daily have desensitized us to the point where going to an art gallery or playing a board game takes too much effort.

Laziness is the preferred method of entertainment.

College students can argue they have worked all day and completed their assignments, so they deserve to do nothing but veg for a while.

Watching TV and playing video games on occasion is not bad, but to be used as a daily vice for relaxation is unhealthy.
And it’s dumbing down the population.

The brain is a muscle, and if the creative side of the human brain is not exercised, cognitive skills ultimately will fail.
So do not bash the elderly for their crossword puzzles.

It wouldn’t hurt young adults to turn the gaming system off and pick up a book now and then.