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Cleanliness is next to Godliness
An unclean environment is an insult to the Creator. Everything that God has created is beautiful, and Mother Nature in her power and means to maintain the hygiene and sanitation of the earth. It is only man who makes the environment dirty. For reasons best known to himself, very often, man is happy to keep it that way.
When you go to a place of religious worship, don’t you bathe first? Don’t you put on your best clothes? Remember, this world is our temple and the first norm we must follow is that of personal hygiene. This involves keeping one's body, clothes, belongings and home clean. This prevents diseases and enhances the quality of life. It also keeps the mind fresh and motivated us to work better.
Cleanliness must also extend towards the neighbourhood and the environment in general. For this, it is imperative that every person develops clean social and civic habits. It is wrong to spit on the roads, urinate in public or throw litter anywhere one pleases. Doing such things only spoil this wonderful place that has been gifted to us by the Almighty - our planet Earth.
It is our moral duty to keep ourselves, our homes, our environment, our nation and this earth clean. That is what is meant by the proverb 'Cleanliness is next to Godliness'.
Difficult Words:
- Creator - God; the one who made the world.
- Hygiene - Practices to keep clean and healthy, especially by preventing disease.
- Sanitation - Conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal.
- Worship - To show reverence and adoration for a deity; an act of religious devotion.
- Norm - A standard or pattern, especially of social behavior, that is typical or expected.
- Enhances - Improves the quality, value, or extent of something.
- Motivated - Eager to do something; having a reason to act.
- Extend - To spread or stretch out; to make larger or longer.
- Imperative - Of vital importance; crucial; essential.
- Civic - Relating to a city or town, or to the duties or activities of people in relation to their town, city, or local area.
- Litter - Trash, such as paper, cans, and bottles, left lying in an open or public place.
- Almighty - Having complete power; omnipotent (often used as a name for God).
- Proverb - A short, well-known saying stating a general truth or piece of advice.
- Godliness - The quality of being devoutly religious; piety.