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THE WAY OF LIFE
(4) Your dress and decorations must accord with the norms of
our country. (5) Your dress and decorations should not look ridiculous in
the eyes of others.
You must bear in mind these points while choosing your dress and decorations. You must choose your dress and garments in accordance with these principles. Please tell me how many of these principles you observe when you choose your dress and garments. Of course, the dress and decorations of elderly people, old people, merchants and such people among you are proper, decent and in accordance with the desirable norms. But how are the dress and decorations of young men and young women ? They wear such garments because they do not get this guidance. Even if some of them get this guidance, they cannot live in accordance with this guidance because if youngsters do not wear the garments worn by most youngsters, they will be made fun of by those who wear fashionable garments. How many are there who can wear the right dress bearing with the ridicule ? How many possess that strength of mind ? FASHIONS CAUSE WASTAGE
A craze for fashions and imitation is widespread among the younger generation to-day. Those who see cinemas and dramas see the dress and decorations of actors and actresses and imitate them; and when most people wear only such dress it will not look improper. Even parents of those do not feel that it is unnatural or improper. Even if some parents feel that it is improper they cannot prevent their children from wearing such dress. “What is to be done ? Our sons do not care for our advice; and our daughters too do not care for our advice". Wilfulness and obstinacy also are widespread. The youngsters of to-day do not pay heed to anyone's advice; and the problem at present is that they want to act according to their own likes and dislikes.
In fact, the English style of dress has become international. People have begun to wear pants and shirts or pants or bush
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