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On Hobbies（论爱好）
On Hobbies
A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists raise pets, build model ships, hunt animals, climb mountains, raise flowers, fish, ski, skate,and swim. Hobbyists also paint pictures, attend concerts and plays, and perform on musical collect everything from books to butterflies, and from shells to stamps.
People take up hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, fri
endship,knowledge and relaxation. Sometimes they even yield financial profit. Anyone, rich or poor, old or
young, sick or well, can follow a
satisfying hobby.
Hobbies can help a person's mental and physical have found that hobbies are valuable in helping patients recover from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give bedridden or wheel chair patients something to do, and provide interests that keep them from thinking about themselves.
Many hospitals treat patients by having them take up interesting hobbies or pastimes.
In early times, most people were too busy making a living to have many hobbies. But some persons who had leisure did enjoy hobbies. The ancient Egyptians played games with balls made of