
The Town Life and the Country life
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of the town life and the Country life
William Cowper, the famous English poet, wrote, “God has made the country and man has made the town.” This famous quotation clearly expresses the difference between town life and village life. In the country, we see God-made wonders: the wide open sky above, the evergreen trees and meadows, beautiful flowers, and murmuring streams on the earth below. But in the town, we mostly see man-made products.
It is true that both town life and country life have their advantages and disadvantages. In the country, there are no good roads for easy and pleasant transport. It lacks recreational facilities to satisfy different tastes. The sanitary conditions are often unsatisfactory, as are medical and educational facilities, because good doctors and teachers generally avoid villages in search of better opportunities. Even the shops cannot always supply all the necessities of modern life, so people often have to run to nearby towns for their requirements.
However, country life also has its bright side. The fish, vegetables, and fruits we get there are fresh, and the air we breathe is pure. We are in direct touch with nature, which enables us to retain something of our divine origin.
Towns, on the other hand, provide us with all the necessities of modern life. There are good roads for comfortable transport, electricity for physical comfort, good schools and colleges for better education, good hospitals and clinics for proper medical treatment, and good shops to meet all our needs. For recreation, there are various clubs, libraries, cinema halls, parks, zoos, and more.
But town life has its disadvantages too. The air is full of pollution, and the food is mostly adulterated. Its constant din and bustle take a toll on our health.
Thus, country life and town life stand in striking contrast. The facilities of one are often the drawbacks of the other, and vice versa. Town people are usually more cultured, civilized, and cleverer than village people. But still, the life of the village is worth enjoying because it provides tranquility, calmness, and peace of mind, which are apparently absent from life in the towns.