Game or Gambling?
Ashim Kumar Paul
Modern city life is often deemed synonymous to an epicentre of stress, arising from work-place to family hub that often leaves its dwellers shattered, depressed, drab and sluggish. Boredom, frustration and lethargy, in the wake of extreme working pressure and stress, swallow their mettle and mental composure. Besides, the children hardly find any play ground to exercise their physical potentiality and to relieve themselves of the heavy study load and mental strains generated from their education institutions, private tuitions, their guardian’s close watch and unremitting expectations. In this regard, a park, specially
arranged so that people can walk there for pleasure or children can play, bags a lot of significance. However, most of the parks have unfortunately become a heaven for gamblers, dodging the eyes of law enforcement agencies even in broad daylight!
arranged so that people can walk there for pleasure or children can play, bags a lot of significance. However, most of the parks have unfortunately become a heaven for gamblers, dodging the eyes of law enforcement agencies even in broad daylight!
A few months ago, two of my friends and I had gone to the Suhrawardy Udyan in a declining afternoon to enjoy our spare time. While strolling in the park, we saw some people flocking around beside a narrow path in the park. Being curious, when we approached there, we found that a game was going on. Three cans of energy drinks had been arranged in a row and for TK 10 a person could take part in the round once. The person who could hit the cans from a fixed distance with a tennis ball would be given the cans. Being enticed, many people were found much enthusiastic to participate. However,
what struck me most was that some teenagers and children had been induced into the gamble. I wonder how our young people are enticed and led to the drain of such vile game but exasperatingly enough, no one cares about the despicable bustle.
A park is a public place, where safety must be ensured. The exquisiteness and charm of a park should not be polluted. Besides, such activity will encourage other illegal ventures and this type of immoral going-on in the name of game should be forbidden. Otherwise, our children might get caught in the web of gambling.
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