Because Dignity is Beautiful We all have a point of reference that we use to judge ourselves, our worth, and our dignity, For some, that point of reference is our parents or friends. The problem with this is that these points of reference change. Our interests, living spaces, financial situations, bodies, fashions and social circles all change, some when we least expect... and if our dignity and worth are derived from these fickle circumstances, so too will our dignity and worth change from day to day. My dignity and worth is not in what I do, but in who I am, who I reflect, and who I was created to be. When acting as if we do not have dignity, we can react in one of two ways: guilt or shame. Guilt, doesnt feel good, but it reminds us that theres a remedy for the behavior that caused the unpleasant feeling. Through guilt, we can perceive that we have done wrong, seek and receive forgiveness. When we make things right, the guilt goes away& we reassert our dignity. The path we have traveled in search of human dignity began in the realm of jurisprudence; it ends in theology. Shame, on the other hand, never goes away; because rather than pointing at the action as a wrong, it points to the person. Where guilt would say, I made a mistake, shame would say, I am a mistake, Where guilt would remind me to take care of the problem, shame comes in the form of lies and accusations. Close your eyes, and think about these truths! Excerpts from -Human Rights and Human Dignity -THE IDENTITY PROJECT: ALLURE.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:09:39 +0000
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