Short Article on “Life in a City”

Life in a city has a number of advantages. People are drifting from villages to cities as city life offers many facilities. In summer, we have electricity and water coolers at our disposal. We have ice and cold drinks in a large variety.

In winter we have electric heaters to make us warm. There are schools and colleges of all types-arts, science, technical-where we can send our children and get them educated. There are theatres and cinemas for our recreation. There are gardens and parks for roaming in our leisure hours.

There are doctors, nurses and hospitals. In case of need, we can contact medical practitioners on the phone. All medicines are easily available. There are offices, business houses, mills and factories. One can easily find a job.

There is enough work for the skilled and unskilled labourers. There are rickshaws, tongas, taxis and buses. We can easily move from one part of the city to another. We get fresh fruit and vegetables all round the year. There are cloth markets and tailors. We can have readymade clothes or get them prepared to order in no time.

There are lectures and debates. There are libraries and reading rooms. Newspaper boys hawk newspapers from morning till evening. We get the latest news. The radio broadcasts music, news and latest information on all topics at all hours of the day.

City life has some drawbacks. There are many evils and temptations which are demoralizing our young men. City life has effiminated us. People are selfish and crooked. Life is full of tension and worry. There are mean jealousies, competitions and conflicts.

With all its defects and draw-backs, city life is far better than village life. It is only in a city that one can rise in life. City life broadens our mental outlook. It adds to our knowledge and information. We come into contact with people from all over our own country and even from abroad.

We form many social contacts which play an important part in life. Our circle of friends is ever widening. We shed shyness. We learn how to move and behave in society.