Hobby is a kind of useful work one takes up voluntarily, during one’s spare time, without expecting any monetary benefit. It may not be a routine or regular work, but attended when one feels happy to do it. It gives simple pleasure and absolute satisfaction to the person who attends it.
There may be many kinds of hobbies, such as painting, singing, dancing, photography, reading, writing, stamp collecting, gardening, helping neediest etc. Hobby depends on one’s personal taste and inclination of the mind.
My hobby is gardening, which takes me to the mysterious realm of nature. Wordsworth says that Nature does not betray one who loves it. Human life is closely associated with nature. We live, breathe and die with nature. It provides us air, water, food and what not for sustenance.
In our house, we have a little garden. It was so long neglected by the gardener. Recently, I have begun to take interest in it. I went to the market with our gardener and purchased number of flowering plants for our garden.
During the last monsoon, they were planted accordingly to the instructions of the Nursery, from where the plants were bought. The typical manure, prepared by them, was used by us within 3 months or so, beautiful flowers of varied colours and kind have bloomed all over the garden, giving it a fresh look. These flowering plants have added beauty and glamour to the views and life of our home.
During my leisurely hours, I spend my time and energy in my little garden, which breaks the monotony of my daily routine life and provides stimulant to a better way of living. Thus my hobby repays me.
- Tanish Sanghvi