Nowadays, many people spend a lot of time watching television. It can't be denied that since television was invented, it has changed our lives in many ways, and brought us many advantages as well as disadvantages.
Television plays an important role in our daily life. It's very informative. Through television, we can get the latest information easily and rapidly without leaving home. We can learn more and more about the world we live in and see many interesting things. Our knowledge is broadened in many ways.
Secondly, television helps us to enrich our spiritual lives. In particular, we can learn the language we like such as English, Chinese, France, Spanish, Japanese.....through language programs. We can be good and clever at doing jobs, making cake, cooking, arranging flowers through the practical course which is taught on television.
And watching is an enjoyable way to relax. After a hard-working day, it's so comfortable and fun to sit in the armchair and see a movie or watch a comedy program. There are also educational programs on television, so children can learn a lot from these programs.
On the other hand, television has some disadvantages. It has negative effects, especially for children. Some movies contain violence or crime. Therefore, the evil influence of television on the young generation is inevitable. It encourages them to commit the crime, or make children grow up to be violent adults.
What's more, watching television too much makes us passive. When watching TV, our brains don't need to work. Therefore, our brains become lazier. Watching TV too much is also bad for our eyes. This is the main cause that leads to short-sightedness.
All things considered, everything has two sides, advantages, and disadvantages. Television will be useful to us if only we know how to use it sensibly.