Modesty: we are to wear it. But what does that mean?
Some think it’s sex-specific: women are to be modest. And believe that to mean that we obscure our sexuality out of either a sense of propriety or of shame.
Modesty is so much more than that. It applies to everyone; we all are to wear it. And while propriety and possibly the avoidance of shame are some of the outcomes, they are not the meat of the matter.
Modesty is both an attitude of mind and a manner of conduct. The former should direct the latter.
Our attitude should neither elevate our character, qualities, or skills, higher than they actually are, nor denigrate our positive attributes; false humility is not modesty, but a form of arrogance...
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