Are games important to adults? Please check my essay. Thanks a lot :)

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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.

As we have known, playing games is really important and integral to children’s development. How about the importance of games to adults? There are a lot of opinions about this matter. While some people think that games are also crucial to adults, others state that adults had better spend their time working rather than playing games. Personally, I believe that when adults play games, they definitely gain some benefits for their mental and physical health.

First of all, adults often endure the hardship and suffer a great deal of pressure of their work, their family or their financial problems. Furthermore, many adults often spend their whole day sitting in their office, which is harmful to their backbone and the circulatory system. Therefore, when they spend their free time playing some games, they can enhance their muscles’ strength and help their circulatory system work more effectively. Additionally, they often tend to play games attentively without thinking of their problems they are encountering. As a results, after playing games, they will feel full of energy, cheerful and relieved. Hence, they can continue working more efficiently.

Furthermore, playing games can help adults maintain their relationships and have new ones with others in their society. For example, when people take part in badminton matches, they can have a chance to make friends with their partners. They can develop this relationship by making arrangements for the next match. Take my father’s case as another example. Although my father and his old friend live in different towns, they often play chess together at the weekend. They have been friends since they were in high school and their friendship has lasted up to now thanks partly to the same interest in chess. I really admire their lasting relationship. Therefore, playing games is beneficial for adults’ relationship.

All in all, I strongly support the view that games are really important to adults. If they play games within limits and properly, they can gain a great number of advantages such as improving their health, feeling more cheerful and lively or maintaining their relationships.

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