Good hygiene promote long life

The age-old debate over whether cleanliness is a matter of wealth or personal discipline continues to stir opinions. On one hand, it's tempting to think that those who earn more can afford better hygiene: expensive skincare routines, regular laundry services, premium toiletries, and cleaner environments.Wealth often provides access to clean water, proper waste disposal, and quality sanitation facilities, all of which directly influence how hygienic a person can be.

However, money alone doesn’t guarantee cleanliness. There are wealthy individuals who live in disorganized, unkempt surroundings, just as there are low-income earners who take pride in maintaining tidy homes, clean clothes, and personal grooming. Cleanliness, at its core, is also a reflection of mindset, values, and discipline. A well-swept compound, well-laundered clothes, and daily bathing are possible even with limited resources.

Remember that the Bible says that cleanliness is next to godliness. When that was said, it wasn't just talking about the rich or the poor but every human being on earth, whether poor or rich. I know of a wealthy family that is very dirty. If you go to their house when their help is not around, you can't keep your nose down - everywhere will be smelling.Especially since the kids are still small, you will be perceiving urine everywhere.

Some wealthy people leave their clothes to litter all around. If you enter their kitchen, you will see a heap of dirty pots and plates, some of which have been used five days ago. While I know one low-income person, I used to think that he was suffering from OCD because his level of neatness needs to be studied.Once he invited me and our friends for an indoor birthday celebration. Not knowing the kind of person he is, we just attended. Our first mistake was matching his tiles with our muddy slippers, and he muttered a few words, but his facial expression hinted a warning.

His house was so neat. The next thing he asked us to do was to wash our hands the minute we entered his house. You would think that we were going to eat garri and soup, but no, he doesn't want any of us to drop germs in his house through our hands. He made sure we used hand sanitizer too. If your leg touched the chair, you had to use a clean rag to wipe it.If you urinate in his toilet, you must rinse it well, not just the inside but the outside too.

Although sometimes poverty can make good hygiene harder. Imagine a wheelbarrow pusher who is trying to feed, buy soap, and pay for a roof over his head. Do you think he will care much about good hygiene? In some cases, neatness isn't about laziness or irresponsibility, it's just circumstances. If some people have a little money, you will see that they are very neat people. In the end, while money can enhance one's ability to maintain good hygiene, wealth is still not solely tied to good hygiene. You can still be neat with the little that you have.

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