Essential Question Response #5

Is maintaining hygiene a responsibility of human beings?

At one point, everyone has had their parents tell them to brush their teeth and take a bath. The reason behind doing these things is to maintain our overall hygiene. The question arises whether maintaining hygiene is a responsibility of human beings. The first reason behind maintaining hygiene is to maintain our health. If we don't maintain our hygiene, we become dirty, opening us up to infections and diseases. These afflictions would prevent us from performing at our best, so we wouldn't be able to contribute to our community. Also, it makes it harder for diseases to spread amongst people, minimizing the devastating effects they could have on the population. This reason makes it appear that maintaining hygiene is a responsibility of human beings. The second reason behind maintaining hygiene is to improve our appearance. Now this has many perks, such as being more attractive, which allows for more reproduction. It also improves our relations with one another, since we are all extremely superficial. Appearance does have a purpose, but it is not that important. Even though it only has one reason why it should be a responsibility of human beings, the reason is important enough that I believe that maintaining hygiene is a responsibility of human beings.