The Black Box - By Angelisa Das

The black box called Television (TV) is an essential household item. It occupies an important place in our life. It is a great source of entertainment.

Television has a big impact on the way we spend our free time. It affects young people like us more than adults. Some shows and channels offer educational programs that can increase our knowledge and make us more aware of the world around us. TV can also be a good way to expand our mind by watching about different people, cultures, ideas and places we might never encounter in real life. Gathering around the television gives families and friends time to bond over. There are health benefits also such as some shows make us laugh while some make us happy.

Though there are advantages, we cannot ignore the disadvantages of watching too much television. Watching too much television can cause obesity, sleep difficulties, behavioral problems, lower grades and other health issues. Television is also taking up the place of family and friends. It takes away too much of our free time that we lack time for other activities like family conversations, reading, getting exercise, exploring hobbies etc. It also shows us a world that is not real.

Television can be very helpful to us if we carefully choose the shows that we watch and fix a time for watching.