Proponents of TV most often quote channels like Discovery Channel, Animal Planet etc.
While in no way denigrating these channels, I wish to state that all they do is to immerse you in loads of information.
The flip side is, even if you spend the rest of your life, 24 X 7, watching these programs for their information content, the information you acquire would be miniscule when compared to what is on offer. And information is next to nothing, it is the wisdom that you acquire out of your own experiences, that truly matters in life.
I repeat, TV maybe good, in very limited levels, ONLY for an uncultured cannibal who absolutely doesn't have any other means of communication with the rest of the world, and no means of developing his inner qualities.
One suggestion I have for those who selectively watch TV channels is - keep a journal of TV watching habit. Regularly note down for a fortnight the names of programs you have watched and the time you spend on them. After a month or two review your notes. Looking back, Ask yourself - Have any of those programs made a difference in my life?
Had you devoted the time spent on TV, with your families, sharing love, sharing feelings, sharing information with them, wouldn't you have felt more satisfied with your life?
Even For those without families, communion with nature would bring far better profits in the long run - in the form of peace, happiness, wisdom. If you still need information, there are umpteen books available in the market (Good books fire up your imagination - they do just the opposite of what TV does)
For those living within the flat culture, away from other forms of nature, even sitting quiet, communing with oneself would bring tremendous benefits in the long run. Even thinking about your experiences in life, reflecting, would really help, believe me. It would make you far more wiser and capable.
The biggest CRIME that TV commits is, it dulls your senses. It is like slow poison, a silent killer of time, the most precious commodity.
YOU DO NOT WAKE UP IN THE MORNING EVERY DAY LOOKING FORWARD TO A DOSE OF TV CHANNELS.
YOU DO WAKE UP TO THE LOVE OF YOUR FAMILIES, TO THE AFFECTION YOU FEEL INSIDE YOU, TO THE LOVE YOU FEEL FOR YOUR SURROUNDINGS, BOTH ANIMATE AND INANIMATE. THAT WAS HOW OUR FOREFATHERS LIVED, THEY WERE CONSIDERED THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE, THE WISEST OF THE SOCIETY.
True, times have changed. But certain things never change.
Thanks to all,
Hari
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