Ideals and Values/Taking Care of your Books and other Study Materials
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
Why Should we take care of our Books?[edit]
We believe that books are gift of Devi Sarasvati. We become wise and intelligent when we study books under the guidance of a teacher. If we take care of our books, Devi Sarasvati is happy with us. But if we do not take care of our books, we make her unhappy. Let us see now how a good kid makes Sarasvati happy and how a bad kid makes Sarasvati unhappy.
Traditions on Respecting our Books & Other Study materials[edit]
We follow these rules to take care of our books and show our respect towards them:
- We should never place books on the floor. We should always keep them in a bag, on a table or on a shelf.
- If we accidentally touch a book with our foot, we should pick it up and then touch the book with our head.
- If we do not need a book, we should donate it to a library or a Mandir or we can recycle the book. But never throw it in trash.
- Always touch books with clean hands. Never touch books if your hands are dirty.
- Orderliness: Organize your study area and study materials and keep them clean and in their place. Do your study assignments neatly and thoroughly.
