Question

Essay on cleanliness is a luxury only affluent can afford.

Answer 1

                   Cleanliness is a Luxury Only the Affluent can Afford

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!  

Now the question arises ‘Why is it so?’ Why is the state of general cleanliness in our country so pathetic?

Well there could be a few reasons behind it! First, our ubiquitous uncleanliness is symbolic of our mental uncleanliness! Second, we do not have the required infrastructure, processes, expertise, and cleanliness management skills.

Is cleanliness a luxury only the affluent can afford? Undoubtedly, cleanliness requires proper infrastructure and skilled people to operate it.  For example, the smart cities in the advanced countries of the world, where people from all across the world travel for vacation or pleasure, have well-maintained cleaning infrastructure, skilled teams of workers, and a systematized procedure to keep these cities spic and span. If we compare the best of Indian cities to these cities, we will find them not equipped with any systematized cleanliness mechanism. No  state-of-the-art garbage treatment plants, no sewage water treatment plants, no proper sewage and drainage system, no killed team of cleaning workers.  In the name of cleaning, the age old brooming, picking of garbage and dumping it somewhere else to create a stinking mess there. This is what happens in Indian cities. There is no wonder then that our cities are perpetually unclean.

Undoubtedly, maintaining cleanliness requires investment and management and organization, it is first priority to look civilized and modern. Besides, allowing ourselves to remain unclean will only aggravate our existing poor conditions. More and more squalor means, more and more number of diseases. Unhealthy people of a country can’t contribute much in the nation’s progress and development.

In conclusion, it can be said though cleanliness is an expensive luxury, but we will have to afford it for our benefit.

Answer 2

Cleanliness is the act of keeping our body, mind, dress, home, surroundings and other work area neat and clean. Cleanliness of the body is very necessary for our physical and mental health. Cleanliness of the surrounding areas and environment is very necessary for the social and intellectual health. We should bring cleanliness to our habits and remove dirty forever from everywhere as dirt is the mother which gives birth to various diseases. One always suffers health disorders if he/she does not take bath daily, wears dirty clothes, keep house and surroundings dirty, etc. Dirty things in the surrounding areas or home gives rise to the various disease causing germs, bacteria, virus and fungus.

People having dirty habits also become the reason of spreading dangerous and fatal (life threatening) diseases. Infectious diseases are spread to vast areas and make people ill and sometimes death. So, we should take care of our cleanliness on regular basis. We should wash hands thoroughly with soap whenever we eat something. We always keep our face and whole body neat and clean by frequent bathing. We should take care of our clothes and only wear well washed clean clothes for our good physical and mental health. Cleanliness also improves the confidence level and self-respect as well as respect from others. It is a good habit which keeps us always happy. It makes us feel very proud in the society.

Cleanliness is very necessary to maintain our healthy lifestyle and standard of living. It plays a great role in making a person popular. Various programmes and civil laws has been run and implemented by the government of India in order to promote the awareness about cleanliness among the common public all over India. We all should acquire the clean habits from our childhood and follow onwards throughout the life. Dirt gives rise to the moral evil however gives rise to the moral purity. A person with clean habits can destroy his/her evil desires and dirty thoughts very easily.

We should take care about the wastes of our daily lives and put in only in the dustbin for proper disposal and prevent infections to get spread in the home or surrounding. Cleanliness is not the responsibility of only one person however; it is the responsibility of each and every individual living in the home, society, community and country. We should understand its multifarious facets to fully get benefited. We all should take a cleanliness oath that we never do dirty and never see anyone doing dirty.