Cleanliness
meaning is “to keep clean and to avoid dirt”. The practice to clean everything
is cleanliness. There are different types of cleanliness, the cleaning of
clothes, the cleaning to house; the cleaning of streets, the cleaning of
ourselves etc. the most important is to clean ourselves because if we do not
care for our cleanliness, we do not bother about the cleaning of surroundings.
We feel the importance of cleanliness only when we do practice of cleaning
ourselves. The practice of hand washing and bathing is necessary to keep
ourselves clean. The person who keeps his self-dirty, he also keeps his
environment dirty and filthy. The cleaning of
environment is very important. The environment is may be your home, your
school, or your office. Some people has habit to throw things on road, this is
illegal and a hurdle for cleanliness. The cleaning environment puts healthy
effects on our mind and body, while a dirty environment puts very bad affects on
our health and mind. Almost all the diseases are caused by the infectious
agents in the environment and these infectious agents are very active in dirty
and filthy environments. Many diseases like hepatitis, diarrhea, cholera, flu
etc are caused by the dirty environments. Hepatitis is very dangerous disease
and is usually transferred by the use of unsterilized instruments. A
man of dirty habits is far from culture and civilization. So, with the progress
of civilization, a man cleans himself more and more. He cleans his body. He
cleans his mind and heart. He modifies all his actions and manners. He purifies
his soul. This will lead him to the highest form of civilization. But all other
cleanings depend on the cleanliness of body.
It is truly said that ‘Cleanliness is
Next to Godliness’. Cleanliness is a step which leads us towards godliness.
It is a good habit as it keeps our body, mind and everything clean around us.
We should practice it regularly from the early life. The real meaning of
cleanliness is to keep our body, mind, soul, home, surrounding areas, clothes,
environment, etc clean. It is the habitual act which keeps us away from dirt
and diseases as well as helps us to maintain good health including personal and
environmental hygiene. It is necessary for maintaining
self-respect, getting confidence and getting respect from others. People who
live in dirt never get confidence and self-respect. Cleanliness helps people
get lots of respect and popularity. It helps people living closer to the
divinity and has fear from the God. It indicates the standard and character of
a man. In order to follow cleanliness all across the life, one needs to acquire
clean habits from childhood onwards.
Way to maintain Cleanliness
As we all know, it is not tough to
maintain cleanliness. It is very important to maintain cleanliness for a
healthy life. When we talk about our personal lives, we can maintain
cleanliness by bathing regularly. It is very important to wash our hands before
eating food. This will ensure no bacteria enter your body and prevent
illnesses.
food and consume clean water. Avoid eating out often and drinking water from
unclean sources. Personal hygiene must be taken care of. Remember to trim your
nails timely before they grow long. Long nails are very dirty and that means
you will have dirt under your hands at all times. In addition, maintain the
habit of brushing and flossing twice a day for oral hygiene.
