Every day interacting with the outside world, a person seeks to accomplish something, sometimes achieving this, sometimes not.
The main goal is to satisfy needs, that is, to get rid of the feeling that you are missing something. For this, mankind has come up with entertainment.
The meaning of life or addiction?
It is in this case that emotions of pleasure arise. One of the directions of philosophy, founded by the ancient Greek Epicurus, calls receiving this feeling happiness. His followers are called Epicureans or hedonists. For these people, the only meaning and purpose of all human life lies in pleasure.
The Stoics were considered their opponents. The founder of this teaching, Zeno of China, called pleasure passions that give rise to habits and addictions.
Modern scientists define this term more neutrally, considering pleasure a positive emotional background from sensations that are controlled by the brain.
And so, when a person makes pleasures the purpose of his activity, we are talking about entertainments, which can also be called fun or fun (and many other synonyms).
Boogie Leisure
Amusement time is leisure, that is, a period of time free from the fulfillment of the basic duties of the individual. This weekend and corporate events, holidays and vacations.
Entertainment has its own rich history, inseparable from human civilization. Here are just some ways to enjoy your time, a kind of game that does not pursue specific results.
Type of entertainment | Features |
Movie | Exists since 1895, originates from fair booths and illusions |
Theatre | Born from ancient rituals, ceremonies, holidays |
Reading | Means of assimilation of information, began with cave paintings |
Tourism | Traveling to other countries and places with different goals (except for employment), is known from antiquity |
Games | There are active, desktop, video and others |
Night clubs | Institutions with a bar and dance floor, flowering began in the 70s. last century |
Sport | In an unprofessional sense - an opportunity for a large number of people to improve their body and improve their health |
What is good to relax and what is bad
Trying to take a break from the worries of everyday life, to taste special foods and to give in to unusual types of intellectual and physical activity, people come up with more and more entertainments.
Moreover, they can be both meaningful and not; both socially useful and vice versa.
Entertainment is an occupation that people need in order to restore the energy spent on work.
But it is considered resource and correct only when after it arise:
- feeling of rest;
- strength and desire to continue the main activity;
- peppy and working attitude.
If they take away vital energy and do not feed them with positive emotions, then you should think about how to exchange them for others.