Boredom is the root of all evil – the despairing refusal to be oneself
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard
Before we discuss how boredom is the root of
all evil, let’s understand what is boredom? The
feeling of being bored or
uninterested in what you're doing is boredom. Everyone
experiences boredom sometimes.
The feeling that nothing catches your interest, everything's dull and flat,
sums up the state of boredom.
Now the question arises does boredom really exists? Yes boredom does exist and
it has its own advantages and disadvantages. Boredom can be good and beneficial
if you do it right but it has a darker side as well that can lead to
troublesome things. Boredom gives us the time to think and it’s us who choose
how to get to decide how to utilize the time and what to think. We can either
make the most of it or waste our time doing nothing. Unfortunately teenagers
end up overthinking and thinking negative and don’t really think about the
consequences and that’s what causes the trouble. Easily bored people are at higher risk for anxiety, drug addiction,
depression, alcoholism, eating disorders, anger and bad grades. Depression,
anxiety, overthinking, negative thinking all can lead to suicides especially
when you are bored. Boredom isn’t something bad or negative, it just exists and
it’s us who decides how to deal with it. I believe parents and even friends
play a significant role in our lives and so parents can help teenagers to
become aware of their feelings and they can help them in dealing with it in a
positive way, such as helping them to develop a skill or to let them explore
their hidden talents. Parents need to realize it is responsibility to teach the
kids how to use the time creatively, how one needs to think out of the box, how
important imagination and day dreaming is. Imagination is the key; you really
need to have a strong relationship with your imagination. Boredom can be so
much fun if you learn to see it other way and not focus on the dark side. Teen
boredom definitely leads to a destructive behavior, if they are not aware of
how to deal with it. Boredom can be healthy as it can motivate people to learn
a skill or it helps one in finding different ways to reach to a specific goal. People
often end up making some important decisions while they were bored. I believe boredom
can be used as an opportunity to become constructive. Boredom doesn’t always
cause trouble, but it definitely has its own examples on why it can lead to
trouble and is negative.
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