Dignity is Common Knowledge

Dignity

Dignity is not something that you find within everyone, it is a question of philosophy. Some say it is human nature to be undignified and it must be taught by parents or teachers. Others think that we are all born with the knowledge of proper behavior, and it is the law which makes some people act undignified. I myself believe that we are all born with a common knowledge about how to act around others, and we choose whether or not to abide by that sense. There are benefits of learning to behave tastefully within the public?s eye and disadvantages if we choose to not behave respectfully.

We are all born with a sense of dignity, and as we grow older our action bring us gain or lose to that dignity and what others see within us. Human dignity is a sense of how we respect others and how respect ourselves. If you mistreat people and show no respect towards them, they will see you as a person with a low sense of dignity. If you treat people with the respect they deserve and act with a tasteful manner towards them, they will see you as a person with a high sense of dignity.

When others see you as someone with low dignity, you are out casted. It is easy to dislike someone who is disrespectful, and who reacts without thinking. Not learning to act properly at a young age affects you as you get older. At a younger age it can be passed up as acting up and not knowing what you are doing. But with age, a more tasteful behavior will be needed. Without such behavior, it would be hard to keep a job which interacts with others, and it would be hard to find lifelong friends that would respect you as you are.

When others see you as someone with high dignity, you are more likely to be accepted by others. Just like the old saying ?Treat others, like you wish to be treated?. If you act respectful towards others, they should treat the same. You must treat people as more then just objects, if you are respectful you would look them and the eye and see them as your equal.

Learning to act respectfully is easy, simply think before you react. Think, would you say that to yourself, or would you do the following act to yourself.