Has TV destroyed communication?
I strongly agree with the statement that television has destroyed the
communication between family and friends. This is a very interesting and
thought provoking statement, and I have specific reasons for agreeing with it,
which are explained in the following paragraphs.
In today's world television occupies a very important place in our lives, more
than it ever has. Before the television was invented people used to spend their
free time in many different ways. Keeping close contact with family and friends,
meeting new people, and playing sports outdoors are a few such things that
used to be on the top of their lists. Even for a long period of time after the
television was invented, people used to spend only limited and specific amount
of time watching television. But with the advent of satellite television and the
introduction of hundreds of channels, we are now spending a good amount of
time just to decide what to watch.
These days an average family's typical day starts with watching television and
ends with it. Add to that, different people in the family have different tastes that
results in more than one television in a household. I know many of my friends
who own at least three televisions that are on all the time airing a variety of
programs. Among all these, where is the time for people to communicate with
each other on a regular basis? I can give a very good example of this: I had an
appointment with a friend of mine last Sunday at my house. But he did not
show up. His reason was, "I was watching something interesting on TV and
forgot about our meeting."
There is nothing wrong in watching television. There are so many good
programs to watch, but there are equally bad programs that do nothing but
waste our time. The secret is to balance our priorities in life. As much as it is
important to watch television, friends and family are more important.
Communicating with them on a regular basis is a very healthy thing and it
should never be overlooked because of television