Cleanliness Essay

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Cleanliness The high value attached to cleanliness is express by the proverb which says that “cleanliness is next to Godliness”. Indeed, in some religions, cleanliness is regarded as a part of Godliness and is prescribed as religious duty. In the law of Moses the priests were required to watch their persons and their clothes when they had to appear before God, and the traditions of the Jewish elders rigorously enforced the washing frequent ablutions, which if water could not be had, were to performed with sand. Such ordinances are in part due to the recognition of the close connections between personal cleanliness and moral goodness. It is not without reasons that white raiment and ceremonial ablutions have been chosen as the symbols of the purity of soul that is expected of the priest and his congregation, when engaged in the solemn worship of God. Even in our ordinary everyday life we see that a dirty man in dirty clothes is apt to lose that feeling of self respect which is one of the best safeguards against dishonesty and vice. Cleanliness is necessary to health. Dirt is the mother of ill health and sufferings. It causes all sorts of diseases. Doctors are of opinion that the terrible plagues and epidemics that rage in Pakistan today are primarily caused by filthy and insanitary conditions of line. In the previous Punjab province, the number of people suffering from typhoid is on the increase, and typhoid, they say, we eat and drink through dirty eatables and impure water. It is; therefore, clear that if we want to keep well, we must keep our bodies, our clothes and our houses clean. Besides, we should try to keep the drains and gutters of body leads to cleanliness of mind. He, who tries to be clean in body and dress, evidently puts in efforts. Both mental and physical, and every effort has a healthy effect upon the mind. Another reason why the founders of
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