"Ole Krarup's" Bench Q:8

Question 8: What is the purpose of a park? What are your thoughts about parks..

There are many purposes of a park. First and foremost, I think that parks are a place where people come to relax, spend time with friends, or take their dog for a walk. These are the main things in my mind that parks are there for but there are so many more purposes. Parks can be a National landmark, such as Central Park, or something more local such as, Stanley Park. Parks can host birthday parties, events, get-togethers, barbecues, sports games and more. Parks are also places of beauty. They are the definition of seasons as you can distinctly tell which season it is as they so clearly show it visually. Parks provide amazing photographs and create memories that will last forever. They are a place of peace, and in the present day they are a place that people can go to actually see some “green”. I also think that a parks purpose is to create a place where families can go to spend time and feel completely safe. There are parks that have bad reputations such as “Oppenheim” park in downtown Vancouver which is unfortunate. Although they may have a bad rep, they are still an important place to other people. That particular park is a place where a lot of homeless people spend their time, which may not draw such a family crowd, but it is just as important as any other park. I personally love parks. I think that it is great that are so many of them, because each one is unique in so many ways. Each has a sort of personality that it gives off just from being there. The trees, the paths, the people, the animals, the location, the water or lack of, the fences, signs, and so much more all make a park what it is. I think that everyone has at least one memory of them in a park whether it is from their childhood or not. They are places where anyone can go to spend time with family, friends, and pets at any time that they want. There are even parks for certain things or people which I think is great. There are specific children’s play-parks, dog trail parks, and just your everyday open parks for anyone. I think that parks are very important places in the world and that they should stay like that forever.