What is good? What should we do?

My Opinion Editorial mainly answers two of the three questions: “What is Good?”, and “What should we do?”. In my stance, I believe that modesty is the choice that is good, and that immodesty isn't. When girls, and guys, dress in a way that doesn't draw attention to their bodies, they seem to exude an air of confidence about them; they aren't trying to catch the eye of an onlooker through their lack of clothing, but rather through their personalities. When they choose to dress this way, they’re saying that they've got a high amount of respect for themselves, because they don’t feel like they've got to dress less. They’re confident with who they are, and believe that others will like what they've got to offer without having to display their bodies. People might try to reject this because they’ll point out that so many movie stars dress in a way that’s revealing, and they still have that confidence in themselves. While that is true, and that the individuals are featured in many magazines and tabloids, what are they really in the spotlight for? Is it because they’re being recognized for their brains, or for their bodies? Magazines run so many articles about who wore what where, and who was the best dressed for events. That’s why celebrities spend so much money on their attire, because they don’t want to be bashed for the way they dress, or they’d like to be ranked the best dressed at an event. It’s a competition to see who can look the best; the celebrities are using their bodies to get the attention that so many of them crave. They gain their confidence based off of how they dress and look, not from their personality.

For my other answer to the “What should we do?” portion, I’m going to propose that people dress modestly. There are lots of people who aren't LDS that dress in a way that isn't necessarily church standards, but who still cover up their bodies. When you dress modestly, you’re showing that you have respect for your bodies, and that you don’t want to use them as an object. Our bodies are a temple, and they’re a gift from God; they've been “bought with a price”, and they’re houses for the Holy Ghost. If we were housing a guest, wouldn't we want the place they were staying to be as clean and as presentable as we could make it? We should view our bodies the same way, and give it the same respect that it deserves.