ESSAY ON CLEANLINESS IN 150 WORDS
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Cleanliness
According to Addison, cleanliness is a mark of politeness, as it produces affection, and as it bears analogy to purity of mind. It makes us agreeable to others. It is an excellent preservative of health; and several vices, destructive both to body and mind, are inconsistent with it. Cleanliness is a much sought after virtue, not possessed by many. Could there be any reasons behind its dearth among people, especially here in India? Certainly there many reasons that need pondering to ascertain why cleanliness is such a rare sight in our country!
First the general state of our cities, towns, colonies, rivers, oceans, lakes, hill-stations, parks, gardens, public transportation systems, railway stations, public toilets, etc, all indicate we as a nation are not pro-cleanliness! The nationwide ‘Swachch Bharat Abhiyan’ is another proof of our vice of apathy to the squalor lying uncleaned around us!
As the entire nation is abuzz with the cleanliness drives and campaigns under the impetus of ‘Swachch Bharat Abhiyan’, let’s contribute to it by making ourselves clean first. We must ensure we become the real participant in this crusade against the dirt and squalor in true spirit. We must start the cleanliness drive from our own home and surroundings. Our zeal and enthusiasm for the cleanliness drive is useless, if our own home and surroundings are unclean, and we are spending hours cleaning the streets in other areas.
The best way to begin this cleanliness drive is your own room, your own cupboard, your own toilet, your own kitchen, your own garbage. Do you keep your own room and surroundings clean? Are you able to maintain the cleanliness around you? If you really do, you feel the satisfaction and contentment of being clean! Now you can lend a helping hand and your expertise in keeping the neighborhood clean! This is how we must go about this cleanliness drive. Remember, only a lit candle can light other unlit candles. Similarly, people who keep themselves clean and their surroundings clean, can help other people to achieve cleanliness objectives.
Besides, a man or woman who keeps himself/herself clean is an inspiration for many. By being perfect role-models we can do much more than by volunteering for cleanliness rallies, which are usually organized for hype in media!
So let the cleanliness begin at your own home! If each one starts maintaining cleanliness at his/her own home, the entire nation will automatically become clean.
Cleanliness is a very essential and healthy habit. Humans have been detroying the natural eco-system from decades. The water, land, air and surroundings are all contaminated due to the unnecessary and harmful activites practiced by the human beings. We are fortunate to still have life in this enormous world. Hence, we should think that God had given us a second chance to make this world a small heaven.
Cleanliness is also a healthy habit. It had been told that when you are clean outside, you also become clean from inside. Clean surroundings makes us active and energetic while dirt around us makes us feel lazy and dull. Cleanliness promotes healthy living. Most of the harmful diseases can be solved by promoting cleanliness. It is a great habit to practice.
When together we all have the power to destroy this vast world, we also have the power to reconstruct this world.
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