Today being the 25th day of February gives us another opportunity to showcase our cleaning activity. My cleaning starts like thus:
Today i still want to talk more on being realistic in our cleaning activities irrespective of our conditions in life. Just as you accept the fact that you have blue eyes and brown hair or have to wear glasses, so learn to accept your illness or other limitations. Consider what abilities you do have and go from there. Recognize that your home will not be as spotless as that of some others in better health. Still, in many instances, if you care, your home will be cleaner than that of persons who allow laziness or a lack of pride to hinder them from cleaning up.
However, the best intentions can go unfulfilled because cleaning work can be overwhelming. Yet several practical hints can lighten the work. So, when we realize our limitations in life it will go a long way in shaping our cleaning exercise.
One portion in the Bible states and I quote “If an iron tool [ax] has become blunt and someone has not whetted its edge, then he will exert his own vital energies,” observes the Bible. “So the using of wisdom to success means advantage.” ( Ecc 10:10)
It is true that one could cut down a tree with a blunt ax, what a chore! However, if you wisely “whetted” or sharpened the ax, how much less ‘vital energy’ you would spend! Following this principle is essential for one who is sickly, for energy is like money—the less we have of it, the farther we have to make it go.
So think: How can I simplify my housework? What steps can I take to use less of my ‘vital energy’ and yet get the task done? We are going to discuss that in our next article on cleanplanet.
