So What Exactly Is Modesty?

Most individuals irk when they hear the word modesty. One may ask, "What's the fuss with it? Is that still applicable to the citizens of 3rd Millenium?" People may seem to brush aside this concept, but admit it or not this still occupies a place in this contemporary world - simply because we are beings with bodies and soul. From time immemorial, sages like Socrates, Plato and Aristole (really prominent!) have contemplated and asserted the fact that we are creatures with rational soul. It is important to give proper care due to our bodies, but at the same time we have to exert the same (or more) effort for our souls.

Modesty in dressing conveys our worth as a person, not our worth as a nice body. When we dress up provocatively, we tell the world that "The best thing about us is our body - only our bodies!" We prefer people to describe us as girls with big front, big back, big whatever body part but not with a big heart. This exclamation is worthy of lament. Why will we bank on our physical body which will inevitably droop in about three decades time when we can improve the aspect that will last forever? Forming and uplifting our character will secure the respect we have been longing for. Modest dressing says "I'm worth waiting for (from Jason Evert, If You Really Loved Me)." and "I respect myself and I insist on being treated with respect (Kim Alexis, former supermodel turned modesty advocate)."

Do we want to be remembered as someone who is "sexy and hot" when they can say that we are "elegant and classy"? It will always benefit us when we ponder on the fact that our identity is that of a person with worth, with dignity. We are not reduced to our body parts. Will it not be a blatant insult when people can describe us only through our body parts? Hence, modesty is "taking the natural beauty of womanhood, and adorning it in a way that reflects her true identity (Evert)."