The Parable of the Playboy Business Man

There was in the land of Us a man who enjoyed anstudios stating, "John and I were satisfied with the
adulterous life. His heart was hardened and helevel of expertise that your studio was able to offer,
experienced no shame because of the lifestyle thathowever I was not about to let him dance with the
he had chosen. He owned a small chain of dancehalf dressed girls that were working for the studio. If
studios that brought him both success and pleasure.you would impose a dress code on your instructors
He enjoyed success due to a steady flow ofwe may consider buying a package of lessons from
clientèle into his studios. His pleasure washis studio."
evoked by the beautiful young girls that he hired toAs any good business man would do this man began
teach his clientèle dance.to research the effectiveness of requiring modest
This man would take his pick from his hired help daily.dress for his instructors. He started with a modest
Because of his success he could wine and dine hisdress code at his studio located in a distant city. To
girls before taking them home for the night. Ofhis surprise he found that business increased by 3.1%
course these star struck girls were flattered to bein the first month and 5.7% over a six month period.
the recipient of the high class trappings and attentionHe continued the implementation of this modest
from their boss. As a result the girls were indress code to a second then a third and finally he
competition to dress more seductively than theirimplemented a modest dress code in all of his dance
counterparts in order to gain his attention. Thisstudios, with similar success in each store.
pleased the man and he often encouraged thisNow his new found commitment to modest dress did
competition.not change his adulterous lifestyle. In fact his
Then one day during an unsuccessful pitch to aincreased profits allowed him to lavish even more
young couple seeking dance lessons he overheardgifts on his suitors each night. This gave him more
the young lady whisper to her husband that therepleasure and his girls continued to woo him, only using
was no way she was going to let him take lessonsmeans other than scant dress.
with the scantily dressed instructors at this studio.So you see, my friend, women do not like other
Because his business was providing him enoughwomen tantalizing their man by dressing immodestly,
success to meet the demands of his base lifestyle,and if an adulterous man will change his business
the businessman dismissed the comment and carriedpractices to accommodate modest dress how much
on with business as usual.more will society at large adopt modesty if they are
Several weeks after this encounter the man receivedled by a group willing to lead the way to modest
a letter from another young lady, who had rejecteddress.
a pitch to sign on for dance lessons at one of his