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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

Thought for the Day # 50 - Monday, May 4, 2020

“Personal Hygiene”

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We would have liked the pandemic to be only a short-term phenomenon, but
we increasingly understand that it is, at least, a medium-, if not long-term
phenomenon. In this sense, we will continue to be faced with elements of
uncertainty and concern. Talk of deconfinement may bring encouragement,
but it may also bring fear, concern and uncertainty because it involves moving
cautiously and it involves the unknown.
How can we maintain our sense of dignity as a person, as a human being, when
we are going through this time of confinement, uncertainty, and perhaps grief in
our family if someone is ill? How do we get through it with a sense of dignity?
There are many facets. I would like to look at only one for now, that of daily
personal hygiene.

Daily personal hygiene is a way of taking care of the body, that helps to main-
tain our sense of dignity as a person. It is a way to help us not let ourselves go
and get discouraged. It is a way of maintaining our own dignity every day, and
not every other day, and to maintain a good spirit, to keep looking ahead, with
our eyes open to what may await us, even if what awaits us is not apparent.
I invite you to pray, to ask God for strength, fortitude to get up and practice
personal hygiene, and to make this effort to surpass yourself.
God give your soul strength to practice personal hygiene, every day, in order
to keep your sense of dignity.

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