Asalamualaykum warahmatullah (Peace be upon you),
Recently I was watching a debate regarding covering our bodies and whether bodies are bad. Arguments keep on happening but they don't seem to be arguments that have been thought through.
When we discuss our bodies and how far we want them to be shown, we all have an opinion on it.
The arguments are as follows:
- Women need to cover their bodies so they don't stimulate a response from men
- But why do women need to cover up their bodies just for men, why can't men just cover their eyes?
- Its my body so I can do whatever I want with it.
Listen, I know we all have our own opinions and everyone gets all defensive when they are told to do something, especially nowadays where everything should be allowed and should be up to the person 100%.
But WHY?
When people say that men should cover their eyes, well yes, yes they definitely should. They should cover up too as a matter of fact. But why can't us women also do our very best not to put our bodies on show, so we are doing our part and the men are doing theirs.
Its like putting sweets in front of a child and making them stare at it for hours and telling them they cant have it.
Its temptation. Lets be honest, no-one 100% goes out dressed up to look nice for themselves. We want to look somewhat presentable to everyone else. So why is it that we dress in a way that asks for attention then complain about it after?
We also need to understand the difference between covering up properly, and covering our whole bodies but its so tight its basically showing your body anyway. That basically defies every purpose modesty has, every spectacle. Covering up is wearing clothes that fit but are not so skin tight that you're exposed anyway.
People are getting too emotional about situations and demanding for it to be up to them when in reality that is not how it works.
THINK. DON'T ARGUE STRAIGHT AWAY WITHOUT SEEING BOTH THE BENEFITS.
At the end of the day, covering up is going to cause you much less problems then showing your body. Like that analogy of a covered sweet and uncovered sweet. If the uncovered sweet falls into the dirt, you're going to want to throw it away or at least wash it. But if a covered sweet fell you'd pick it up and still keep it.
We all need to learn, think, give. We cant always go against anything that seems somewhat restricting because at the end of the day that can be what helps you the most.
At the end of the day were all going to answer for ourselves. Why are you going to take this temporary world over the next.
