36.    Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Games are as important for adults as they are for children. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

        Some people think that games are only for children but not for the  adults. Is this true? In fact, adults like to play games, so do children.  In this essay, I’m going to argue that the importance of games to adults are similar to children.

        Both children and adults need games to escape from reality.  Both have to work round the clock. As we all know, Hong Kong is a busy city. People from all walks of life  work more than twelve hours a days. Most of the adults have to work at daytime in order to earn a living . They are breadwinners of a family. If the adults are married, they also need to take care of their own families. They have to work very hard for a living. They hardly have time for entertainment since they are busy working. Likewise, children are busy for texts and tests.  Eventually, they become very stressful and nervous because of  heavy burden. It is therefore necessary for them to take a rest. Games are definitely good for adults and children, which can alleviate their stress. For example, indoor games such as playing computer games allow them to make them  transcend into the unreal world in order to escape from reality. They can put all the work aside for a while and they only need to concentrate on how to win the games. They may even get satisfaction from winning a game. It is clear that adults also need relaxation just like children. Likewise, when the children finish their studies, they also have some entertainments such as playing football, so have adults.

        Both adults and children can join sports that many sports involve co-operation and team work which are vital for their work or study. Some games such as playing football enables both adults and children to learn how to co-operate with others. They have to play together as a team and different team players are assigned to carry out  their own functions in the team . They can learn how to work together and realize the importance of division of labour. They can apply what they have learnt to the games and raise their productivity and efficiency. If they all get along well, they will have incentive to work and create a relaxed atmosphere which is good for them.

        Apart from creating a relaxing atmosphere, games enable adults and children to be healthy both physically and mentally. Some games require them to think and analyze such as playing chess or making puzzles. These activities help them to develop their thinking . Apart from indoor games, sports games e.g. basketball , swimming and football help them to stay healthy as energy is released while playing. The more exercise they do, the  healthier they will be.

        All in all, games are designed for everyone regardless of their age. No matter whether that person is a 5-year-old kid or a 25-year-old adult, games are important for both of them. We should understand that games are not children’s privilege! This  is important for adults. Both has to transcend to the unreal world to escape from reality, and find some ways to escape in order to have entertainment. Once they go back to  reality, they have to face heavy workload. Games can be served as a relief from  stress.