Dharma should be protected by truth (satya), just as one protects knowledge by continuous practice or revision. Just as the beauty of the body is protected by perfumery products, similarly the family or clan is protected by one’s good conduct.
In today’s world, we see people are impatient and wanting to get early results without even waiting for the required period. They do not wait for the fruit to fully ripen in the tree and pluck raw fruits at an early stage causing damage to the plant/tree that bears the fruit.
One has to understand that human beings enjoy many material comforts but they have to remember that they come to him only through the good deeds that he has done in the previous births.
A person who is able to lecture to others on virtues and does not practice anything by himself is a fool and is laughed at by others.