recently i saw a flyer that said that someone was ill and that in the zechus of women taking it upon themselves to be more tzanua the person would have a full recovery. what exactly does that mean? is it really the way women dress that will make things better or is it the actual midah of modesty?
when i was growing up when tznius was discussed in school the teachers often spoke of the midah of being modest and not the physical parameters of tznius. i personally think that enforcing the midah of modesty would be more productive than enforcing the tznius clothing police.
the midah of modesty is not being a flashy person. it means not chasing honor. to be humble. if more people were humble the world would be a better place.
i think if both men and women were more modest in our actions the world would be a better place. there would not be any frum people involved in ponzi schemes if modesty was the goal. when one is happy with one's lot financially there is no need to swindle others.
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Exactly. I have a post in the works going over this same idea in detail.
What really annoys me is how Judaism makes illness everyone else's fault. We believe in one's personal destiny, not in the sins of the father visited upon the child.
And to pin it on women . . .!
princess lea-
looking forward to reading your post.
yes, well that's the other thing. why is it always the fault of the women?
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