We are all born with the gift of human dignity, given to signify that life has purpose and meaning. Universal human dignity is an aspect of loving. Individuals can give up their dignity, but dignity cannot be taken away. Those who try to take away the dignity of others—by war, by exploitation, by greed, by prejudice, by despotism, by power—in fact only surrender their own dignity.
The news is filled with stories of humans who attempt to strip away the dignity of other humans—sex slavery, mistreatment of American Indian tribes, the poor of all situations, those wrongly accused, child victims of war, women with no power, exploited workers. The list goes on.
In our time, wealth and celebrity are admired more than dignity, and the trampling of the dignity of others seems to come at little cost.
Hold on to yours.
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