This is cleanliness and reclamation of the environment and is done at the community
level. Most people do not indulge in this type of exercise, because they assume the
responsibilities of keeping the environment clean to the government, after all they pay
taxes, don’t they? While this may be true, it is actually prudent that we do not participate
in environmental pollution or degradation, just because we pay the government to clean
it. Most people are actually ignorant to the effects of pollution and the risks they pose to
the future generations. So, instead of acting selfish, we should put their best interests at
heart and live in such a way that the environment is preserved for the coming
generations.
We can start by using proper disposable methods. We should ensure that all garbage
ends up in litter bins and not on the streets. Furthermore, we can recycle items to
reduce over production, which is the main reason why there is too much garbage heaps
all over the world. This is especially true for plastics, which have poor degradation rate.
We can also join or form organizations, whose sole purpose is to keep the environment
clean. Apart from cleaning and reclaiming polluted lands, we can also organize
seminars and environmental workshops to educate and sensitize people on the
importance of safeguarding the environment.
The first advantage of keeping our environment clean is that we preserve it for the
future generations. It will be unfair for them to inherit a world that is so polluted that it
exposes them to a lot of health risks. Secondly, a clean environment is actually good to
look at. Nature was created beautiful, it is human activities that destroy it. By preserving
the environment, we are also preserving wildlife and marine animals. Land and sea
animals are the most affected by pollution, because garbage is quickly getting into their
habitats.
Whoever coined the phrase that “cleanliness is next to Godliness” was spot on. Hygiene
is very important and should be part and parcel of our lives. Even animals, who cannot
be compared to humans in the least bit understand hygiene and take a dip once in a
while in rivers and lakes. So, if animals can do it, why not us?
The issue of hygiene should not be debatable. Every sane person is mandated to be
clean with the exception of mad men, who are mentally challenged. Unhygienic lifestyle
exposes us and the people around us to a lot of risks and we can easily avoid all these
risks, if we all took showers daily.
