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Essay-Cleanliness is next to Godliness

Cleanliness is equal to Godliness. The term is used to indicate how important cleanliness is. It was given by Gandhi Ji to show cleanliness, hygiene as traits worthy of inculcating in our life. Cleanliness is related to hygiene practises one follows. There are two types of cleanliness - physical and mental cleanliness.

Physical cleanliness means cleanliness of our body like daily bathing and of our environment such as physically cleaning of our environment. Good hygiene practices such as daily brushing our teeth, washing hands regularly with soap and maintaining social distance, using handkerchief to sneeze, blow our nose and wipe our hands.

Now a days, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan has started. This Abhiyaan which is also known as Clean India Campaign also focuses on physical cleanliness by methods of proper disposal of solid wastes. Thus, it aims at eradicating open defecation system and building public toilets in roads, metros, trains to prevent people from publicly urinating and defecating.

Another aspect of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan is Safaai Mitra or Sanitation workers which are coming with trucks. They play a song which urges people to throw garbage in  garbage bins and to not to throw it openly on roads. By calling them safaai mitra and sanitary workers also helps us to understand their work role and respect them for doing menial work. This is also related to second form of cleanliness mental cleanliness.

Mental hygiene and cleanliness is associated with practising gratitude, respecting ourselves and others, respecting our work and theirs, speaking politely to everyone and not using bad words for anyone. Not lying to ourselves and other  people and abusing them. Thus, by cleanliness we means overall cleanliness and hygiene of every body parts and every aspect of our life. It also means cleanliness of ourselves and our surroundings. 

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