8. Purpose of a park + My thoughts about parks

The purpose of a park is to serve as a “little local get a away.” Parks are an excellent place to attend to when one is stressed or overwhelmed by regular daily life. There is usually a relaxing atmosphere present in a park, which is a perfect environment to ease the mind and unwind all the tension or stress that someone may have accumulated throughout the day. Not only are parks a good place to relax yourself they also serve as a place to get some exercise in. Many people simply go to parks to have a nice jog around. The scenery in most parks is usually a more appealing place for people to walk or jog in, compared to jogging alongside a busy road. A park is also a marvelous place to bring children to; it’s even better if there’s some sort of playground to keep them occupied while their parents can successfully relax on a bench near by. In my opinion, parks are a great thing to have around every so often throughout a city. I believe they are a necessity for a city especially a large one. This is because I think that every person needs somewhere to go in order to “escape the city life” every once in a while for all the reasons that I described above. Without parks I can’t imagine where all those people who need an escape once in a while would go to instead, especially when they are short on time for example: after work or when they have other obligations.