Playing is Vital in One’s Life
Playing is very important for children because it teaches them coordination, adult roles, basic problem solving skills and social interaction. Many people though, have fallen prey to the idea that it is only important for kids. Playing is important no matter what your age may be. For Dutch historian Johan Huizinga, playing is the defining characteristic of our species and humanity is notable not as Homo sapiens, which means “wise people” but Homo ludens, which means “playful people”.
Play is good for the health. A lot of play involves exercise and this in itself relieves stress and releases the feel-good chemicals in our brains. It lights up the entire right side of the brain, which creates a state of hyper-creativity that changes the way you see the world.
Play unites the mind and body, it bridges the gap between physical sensation and mental sensation. It creates social bonds as well and there is evidence that the earliest social bonds are primarily playful ones. As an infant develops a sense of its own identity and starts to recognize other people as beings with their own identities, he or she begins to learn to play and socialize at the same time.
Spending some non-serious time with yourself or with other people can make you better at all that serious stuff that’s been sucking at your soul and preventing you from having fun in the first place. If you focus more on enjoying your time, you’ll feel better, enjoy more creativity and be more relaxed. When you do this, this makes your life much better.
