സെന്റ്. തോമസ് ഗേൾസ് എച്ച്.എസ്. പെരുമാന്നൂർ/അക്ഷരവൃക്ഷം/ CLEANLINESS

CLEANLINESS Cleanliness is not a job that we would do forcibly. It is a great habit and a healthy way of our good life... We all should be very aware of how to maintain cleanliness in our daily life. It is effortless to add cleanliness in our habit. We should never compromise with cleanliness. Cleanliness is an important quality of life. In fact, it is a habit that is often considered just next to godliness. Cleanliness is a habit not related to the wealth of a person, rather it is a habit that depicts the qualities of a person is enriched with. Cleanliness has different meanings depending on the matter of discussion. With regard to religion, cleanliness is the state of being pure, without moral contamination. When the subject matter is on the environment, it is the state of being free from dirt. Environmental cleanliness is what most people are familiar with because of the daily interaction with the environment and the impact they have on the lives of individuals with regard to health and expectations of the society. The cleanliness of the environment include everything on the surface of the earth. There are different types of cleanliness in the environment. Mostly, environmental cleanliness emphasized during the prevention of pollution and health education in society. The cleanliness of religion varies with the specific religion and its beliefs. The importance of cleanliness is realized in the spiritual and physical aspects. The society’s place double standard on cleanliness such that, whatever is clean is admired and fought for. Types of cleanliness There are two major types of cleanliness i.e., physical cleanliness and spiritual cleanliness. Physical cleanliness has several subtypes according to the object being cleaned. It involves the elimination of dirt and impurities from the body, clothes, food, houses and the outside environment. Body cleansing is done through a full-body bath with soap and water, handwashing practice and keeping away from dirt. Cleaning clothes is a laundry process whereby manual washing by hands can be done or machine washing. Cleaning the environment is through the collection of dirt in the environment and disposing of them appropriately, while observing the purity of all the three aspects of the environment i.e., air, water, and land. When handling food, cleanliness should be observed through hand washing and using clean cooking and eating utensils so as to prevent the ingestion of dirt. The houses and household items should also be kept clean especially the living space, the kitchen, bedrooms, and bathrooms because we interact with the house environment more often. Spiritual cleanliness is basically focused on the removal of moral contamination and being pure in the faith and beliefs of the religion. In Christians, cleanliness means the forgiveness of sin and living according to the Bible doctrines. Christians lay a strong emphasis on hygiene in humans. In Islam, cleanliness of the hearts of individuals and the good manners of members of the society. Muslims believe that the purification of the hearts of individuals from feelings of negativity and bad vices like jealousy enables society to stay peaceful at all times. Muslims also believe that cleanliness is a divine quality that should be practiced by individuals. Bhagavad Gita describes cleanliness in relation to the Hindu society virtues and qualities that individuals must acquire in order to be given grace by God. Hindus also perform cleanliness through visiting the seven rivers to bathe and purify their minds. Cleanliness is a vital component of human life both physically and spiritually. മരിയ ഫ്രാൻസിസ്ക 10 C സെന്റ് തോമസ് ജി.എച്ച്.എസ്.പെരുമാനൂർ എറണാകുളം ഉപജില്ല എറണാകുളം അക്ഷരവൃക്ഷം പദ്ധതി, 2020 ലേഖനം -  സാങ്കേതിക പരിശോധന - Anilkb തീയ്യതി: 17/ 04/ 2020 >> രചനാവിഭാഗം - ലേഖനം