Ziggy Dust: The dancing street cleaner from Poland
Growing up in Africa, what I realized earlier in life is because of poverty parents always encouraged children to study very hard to avoid being a cleaner or a driver.
They also pray so that their sons or daughters may marry a high learned person in the society, perhaps a doctor because that will give them honor and also bring some money at home.
In Africa,
society sees those in the cleaning and driving professions as uneducated or
school dropouts, and many times, I see the problems a woman in love with a
driver or a cleaner faces. Surprisingly, when I arrived in Europe decades ago, I
noticed that some people look down on those who work as a cleaner as well
like Africa.
What is
actually wrong being a cleaner? If everyone wants to be in front who will be
behind to help the blind? And if everyone wants to be a doctor, engineer,
pilot, captain, etc, who will be the cleaner to clean the offices of the pilot,
engineer, etc, for them to enjoy a happy healthy life?
As a matter
of fact, I think people who look down on cleaners are not clean themselves. If
one considers the role of cleaners in the society they will give them every
respect they deserve equally like the scientist or a pilot. Many hate to clean
because it’s a tough job.
This is the reason many can’t clean but then why do
they look down on cleaners when they are doing the job they wouldn’t do?
I live in
Belgium, a country many hate to clean, thus; foreigners have taken over the
cleaning industry, yet they complain that foreigners have taken their jobs from
them.
There are work agencies that usually send cleaners to do domestic and office cleanings, surprisingly, some people discriminated against those cleaning their houses demanding white cleaners and the media hit back.
There are work agencies that usually send cleaners to do domestic and office cleanings, surprisingly, some people discriminated against those cleaning their houses demanding white cleaners and the media hit back.
If someone
is cleaner doesn’t mean that the person is stupid or lacks intelligence? Here
are
SIX
FACTS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY MANY VIEW CLEANERS IN THE SOCIETY
1. Cleanliness
is next to godliness because being clean is a sign of spiritual purity or
goodness.
2. A clean environment is essential for a healthy living.
3. Cleaning
the environment prevents an epidemic.
4. People
litter on the roads and public places even though there are dustbins. Imagine
how our society will look like without cleaning.
5. Without
cleaning, there will be a flood because of the blockage of the drainage system.
6. We shall be
facing the threat of climate change and global warming.