The Importance of Cleanliness

For many reasons, human needs to keep themselves and environment clean and tidy. As human nowadays leaving in a modern civilizations, cleanliness is one of the factor people get more civilize. The aspect of cleanliness itself not just can be perceived physically but also in other aspects such as cleanliness on spiritually and mentally. What had perceived outside shows on the inside. So in many kind of reasons cleanliness need to be practice from the roots until the end.

Either we realize or not, hygiene and cleanliness in very important for us. It is because practicing the hygiene lifestyle keep us feel positive and motivated. The conscious of cleanliness need to be developed since the early age, as a way of making ourselves more self-esteem, confidence and motivation, all can be altered by our body image, often reflected on our ability to care of ourselves and keep good hygiene practices.

For example, a bright white smile with clean and healthy teeth can endear people to us, whereas brown, unhealthy teeth can cause embarrassment and can alter our sense of well-being. Healthy hair, skin and nails are signs of a good well-balanced diet and can give us confidence in everyday life.
Many people did not realize that our personalities are built based on positive or negative image of our cleanliness and hygiene. Most of people feel uncomfortable or hate to talk about this especially in negative manner but this is one of factor that ensuring our body is well presented. Children should be taught the importance of hygiene and how to achieve good hygiene very early to keep themselves and others healthy and to reduce the risk of being bullied at school. It’s also important for children and youngsters to build their own confidence and self-esteem in early age.
Another important reason that we should maintain and practice cleanliness is because one’s health. People nowadays are very particular on hygiene to prevent from illness and diseases. For example, if a person is due to go into hospital, sometimes that person becomes very aware of their hygiene. The thought of being vulnerable and exposed to strangers can cause the person to become very strict on their hygiene needs. If you have cut yourself, the wound should be cleaned and dressed suitably, this can help reduced the risk of infection and pain. Conditions such as head lice, athlete’s foot etc. should be treated immediately to prevent further infections and spread to others. Hand washing cannot be emphasized enough as this simple action can prevent a plethora of illnesses and disorders developing. Many people ‘forget’ to wash their hands after using the toilet or before handling foods; this deed can cause a great deal of illness and even death.

By being well presented, clean and tidy, people can feel more confident, especially in social situations. Many job interviews and such like are highly dependent of hygiene as many decisions are made by first impressions within the first few minutes of meeting; these decisions are often made in the sub-conscious. Our chances of succeeding either in work or social settings, or even with the opposite sex can be altered by our maintenance of hygiene. In a conclusions, maintaining hygiene practices helps to reduce the risks of ill health, but equally important affects how we and others perceive ourselves and can influence our levels of confidence and self-esteem which can affect many aspects of our lives.