My Hobby Essay with Quotations

"A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away" (Phyllis McGinley)

As human beings we do a lot of activities in our daily lives, some of them are done occasionally and some are done regularly and few of them we do on a regular basis become our hobbies. Hobby is something that people enjoy doing, it also helps them to refresh and relax their minds and bodies. My hobby in life is surfing internet to find out what is new happening in the world of science and technology and specially in space technology.

"Hobbies are great distractions from the worries and troubles that plague daily living" (Bill Malone)

As hobby is a personal choice, it varies from person to person. It may depend on the kind of environment they grow up in and the kind of people they have around them. Most of the people who live in villages love hunting, its their hobby. Whenever they get some free time from their work routines, they get together and go out on hunting as a group.

"The finest thing about a hobby is that you can’t do any pretending about it. You either like it or you don’t" (Dorothy Draper)

Similarly, a large number of people living big cities go out for shopping in their free time even if they do not necessarily need something. It may be surprising for some people but people do feel pleasure while shopping, because they do not go for shopping alone, they go with their families and friends and they get some valuable time to spend together. They may also eat outside in their favorite restaurant so the whole process makes their day different and special from their working days.

"Having a hobby is a great way to reduce the amount of stress you feel" (Craig W. Baird)

I had different hobbies on different stages of life, when I was a kid, I loved playing video games but later on I got interested in playing cricket with my brothers and friends. Although, I still play cricket occasionally but it is not that attracts me the most.

"Surround yourself with what you love, whether it’s family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever" (George Carlin)

Keeping pets is one of the most popular hobbies around the world people keep, people keep cats, rabbits, parrots, dogs and even wild animals like tiger, monkey, falcon as pets. I also kept rabbits as pets, rabbits are very active, playful and loving animals. I used to play with them after coming back from school even before changing my uniform.

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” (Anatole France)

My current hobby is learning more and more about space. I can spends hours and hours reading or watching about space and other planets, stars, asteroids, blackholes and the sun. Did you know that the sun is 1.3 million times bigger than earth?

"You don’t get stressed if you think of your job as a hobby, not as a duty" (Henry Lau)

Everyone knows that the moon revolves around earth but do you know how much time it takes to complete one orbit? Moon takes 27 days to complete its one orbit around earth. NASA scientists have revealed that the Moon is slowly drifting away from the Earth at the rate of 3.8 cm per year. And in future can we be able to travel to and live on other planets? These fascinating facts and curiosity to know more attracts me to spend as much of my free time as I can exploring space developments.