Hobby is an occupation which we pursue for pleasure and not for making money. The pursuit of hobby is not a wastage of time.
It will not be out of place if I mention the hobbies practised by some prominent personalities of the world.
Abraham Lincoln was fond of farming; Pandit Nehru liked walking; Narendra Modi likes Photography; Ratan Tata’s passion is flying aircrafts.
Now I am going to tell the benefits that we derive from hobbies. Our daily routine of life seems to be dull, drab and monotonous but hobby brings variety in life and makes it worth living. That is why William Henry Davies rightly said:
“What is life, if full of care?
We have no time to stand and stare”
Our creative urge also finds an outlet through the hobby we have chosen; many hidden talents get a scope for fuller expression through hobby. Poets and artists of the future are born due to the hobbies they pursue. We can thus utilise our leisure time profitably which will otherwise be spent in idle gossips or frivolous deeds.
I have a number of hobbies, but I derive special pleasure in collecting stamps – ‘philately’.
Stamp collection, also called philately, is a hobby enjoyed by many. Stamp collectors relish enjoyed by many. Stamp collectors relish their hobby, and they actively seek out new and unusual stamps to add to their albums.
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