Do you like watching news or read papers every day? Well, it's a good practice to improve our English skills, right? Unfortunately, it's a bit difficult to ignore some sensational news even when you try to choose a good or inspiring one.
Sometimes you feel alarmed with the endless drastic news such as illegal drugs, animal cruelty, terrorism, deadly gun-shootings, wars and not to mention viruses that spread like wildfires.
In your opinion or experience, how do you cope to have a blissful time when these issues are always surrounding us? Please share your rational thoughts below. Thanks!
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@ Setareh
Thank you for commenting! Violence is a sad reality we should get used to. It's really upsetting to hear those news especially the one that's happening in Syria and other countries engaging in wars. Let's hope and pray that miracles happen and peace would reign once and for all.
Stay safe,
Robbie
Hi Robbie, very interesting question...
I think whether I like it or not, violence is part of human nature, we have to deal with it. My little comfort is to know the world is becoming less violent, just think about the abolition of slavery (slavery still exist, but it´s less common), declaration of human rights, declaration of women´s right are signs that mankind are advancing.
I think people see violence are increasing, because today we have access to global news, now we are exposed to violence from around the world, not only violence in our "home".
Can I ask you something? when you wrote "Please share your rational thoughts", what did you mean?? It´s the first time I read this sentece in my EC, it makes me curious...
Hi, Adaline!
It's nice to hear you like watching news. It makes us informed but too much of it could make us insane. I hope it wouldn't happen to us! Modern technology allows us to access the news easily even on social media. ;)
Thank you for sharing your thoughts regarding this topic! Have a terrific weekend!
Robbie
Hi Robbie,
That's very relevant to our country right now. Everyday we are bombarded by drug related killings news. Well I keep myself informed but I don't watch too much news. I spend more time reading with positive, good vibes topics on the net. Topic like minimalism, frugality,simple living those I enjoy and want to focus on. Thanks, Robbie. Enjoy your weekend!
Thanks for the good topic!
Yeah, it always bothers me to listen to the news! Why? Because most of them are bad ones! The top news nowadays goes around war and terrorism. So most of the time, I do not listen to the news. I think it is needed to know what happens around us, but you can hear it everywhere in the society, no need to seek for the news!
To keep on track, while many bad news are there, you should keep a good news in your mind! And this good news is that God is the greatest power, and he witnesses all the cruelties. He is just letting us do what we want. Though many times, He stops mankind not to ruin everything. He helps us with many bad situations, though we are the one who is responsible for that. Let's try to take the responsibility of our bad deeds, and hope for a white peaceful day when all cruelties are over and God gives everyone their true right!
@ Mehboob Akhtar
You didn't answer the question. Anyway thanks! :)
@ Lucinka
It's so sad that some media outfits could sensationalize a news for profit or to attract attention. In addition, the social media could sometimes make it bigger because of instant sharing of opinion. Maybe we should learn to choose what news to watch wisely.
Thank you for answering this discussion. Keep safe! :)
Hola Estanis!
What a clever answer! Sitcoms such as The Simpson's could make us forget the world's problem. Sometimes when I'm fed up with the news, I switch to cooking shows which are more interesting because they provide information about food, culture and people.
Thank you for your comment, Amigo! :)
@ Serene
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about this topic.
I like to be updated but too much information even change my mood.
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