City life

City life

When village develop, they change into cities. A city has got many facilities and services of the modern time. Houses are comfortable. Goods around the world are available. There are also opportunities of recreation and leisure activities. Playground, stadiums, cinemas as well as hotels and lodges are commonly found in a city. Living in cities is thus more comfortable then in villages.

         

          In cities there are many industries, offices and businesses. These offer many varieties of jobs that suit all kinds of people. Everything is found at cheaper price. Fresh food and fruits are sold in all seasons. Even unskilled people, for example, can earn by working as porters or cleaners. There are also wide varieties of banking services. Besides, the city dwellers get advanced but easy medical facilities from hospitals and clinics.

          A city also offers opportunities of career development. There are wide varieties of schools and colleges along with training centres. Libraries contribute additionally. Life in cities is an informed and updated one. One can enjoy good access to many sources of information such as radio, TV, newspaper and internet facilities. Because city population is highly mixed, there is broader social interaction. Generally city people represent the enlightened population of a country. They are better educated and informed.

          City life does have several disadvantages, too. Most cities are crowded and polluted. Houses are to tall and packed. Most structures are ugly concrete structures. Air often filled with toxic smoke and dust. It is difficult to get safe and enough drinking water. Food is often adulterated. Pollution, contaminated food and water bring many diseases which often turn epidemic.

          City life is full of rushes. Everyone must work hard to make a good living. Everything needs to be bought so there is the lowest degree of self-reliance. Almost everythings has been altered from their natural states. City life makes everyone selfish and materialistic. They ared hungry for luxuries and extravagance. Life is quite unstable. Cities are also common sites of violence, strikes and protests.

          A city may give physical comfort to its dwellers but it often fails to give them mental peace and spiritual satisfaction. Human beings move mechanically as machines do but they don’t feel secure. Danger of robbery, loots, pick pocketing,murder, kidnapping, etc. is permanent. There are greater risks of accidents, too. There is title sympathy and cooperation. One feels alienated even in the crowd. There is total dependence. So city life may be full of pressure and stress.

          Despite these drawbacks, city life is much more perferred to then village life. This is way villages are rapidly changing into cities. Cities are much more fertile for economic and intellectual growth of a personality. City life can be perfected through proper urban planning and regulation.