Television and communication

Television is now considered as part of our lives since its creation in 1927 and has brought lots of advantages and disadvantages as well but, has it destroyed communication between families? I totally think so. I hate to agree with this but we have to face reality and realize how TV is making us interact less with our beloved ones. For this reason, I am about to prove how dangerous this situation can be.

First of all, television and more devices do not let us focus on the great moments with our families. Those simple but meaningful activities like dinner, talking about your day and some others are being interrupted. I know this from personal experience, since I was just a child I noticed that the first thing my father did when he got home was to sit on the sofa, ask for the remote control and turn the TV on, that was all, I felt bad since he did not talk to me but now that I am older I realize that after having a tiring day we do not feel like talking at all. Besides that, we were eating together while watching television instead of sharing stories about our day. These situations have changed now, at least in my family, but I know there are hundreds of people living this sad reality.

Another point is that even if families spent time together when they are watching TV they talk about nothing but the program, TV show or movie on the screen. Conversation topics are mainly about what we watch and not about what we live. Simple questions such as "How was your day?" or "Do you need help with your homework?" Are being replaced with "Did you watch the last episode of...?" And more TV related questions. It seems like we are caring less and less about our relatives, and we are more concerned about something that is not even alive, television.

To summarize, television can destroy communication between families if we do not have control over it. As I mentioned before, we can overcome this situation, just like my family did. Let's try to start a conversation with our family instead of watching television. Jada P. Smith gives us the main reason to do it "My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships" We want a strong relationship with our family, do we not? Since we have the chance to make a difference, what are we waiting for?