To Live with Dignity

Dear Friends,

Hope life is treating you all well.

Recently after having gone for a very wonderful holiday and catching up with my siblings who are all really very old and not keeping good health, came back with a heavy heart regarding their health and immobility.  Seeing them it played on my mind what old age can be all about and as I did not feel too good with myself, I decided to pay my general physician who also helps you to change your thinking towards your life.  Well this visit to the Doctor turned out to be really fruitful, when he told me that we all have to go one day or the other but why not in the meanwhile live with “Dignity”, which I truly agreed. This changed my view on life. He really needs to be thanked for changing my view.  Thanks Doc wherever you are for changing, my view towards old age and life!

Take care!

What Is the Real Meaning of Dignity?

Few people realize it's extraordinary impact on our lives

At about the same time that I realized the powerful role dignity played in resolving our thinking, I also became aware of something else, few people understand the true meaning of dignity, and even fewer realize the extraordinary impact it has on our lives and relationships.

That’s not to say that people don’t react when I use the word “dignity.” There is always an immediate recognition to the word and its importance, but when I ask people to define it, or tell me what it looks like to have their dignity honored, the conversation falters.

The most common response people offer is that dignity is about respect. To the contrary, dignity is not the same as respect. Dignity is our inherent value and worth as human beings; everyone is born with it.  Respect, on the other hand, is earned through one’s actions.

The general lack of awareness about all matters relating to dignity (including my own) inspired me to learn more, write my articles, and speak professionally to help others to build a culture of dignity. When people truly understood what they were discussing, it helped them on healing their emotional and physical wounds.

After people learn about dignity, a remarkable thing happens. Everyone recognizes that we all have a deep, human desire to be treated as something of value and also to care of themselves physically.  I believe that it is our highest common denominator.

The glue that holds all of our relationships together is the mutual recognition of the desire to be seen, heard, listened to, and treated fairly; to be recognized, understood, and to feel safe in the world. When our identity is accepted and we feel included, we are granted a sense of freedom and independence and a life filled with hope and possibility. And when are given an apology when someone does us harm, we recognize that even when we fall short of being our best selves, there is always a way to reconnect. “I’m sorry” are two of the most powerful words anyone can utter.

Dignity has the potential to change the world. Take time everyday to remind yourself and those around you the truth about how valuable we all are. In fact, we are born invaluable, priceless, and irreplaceable. Simultaneously, never lose sight of your inherent vulnerability. We all know the gut feeling that results from being mistreated or neglected – it’s up to you to honor other people’s dignity.  In the process, you’ll strengthen your own.  So get up try to keep good health and move around with dignity and do not ever let the weak thinking of you not able to do so take over and make yourself weak.

We all can do it if we try and must keep it up otherwise there will be no meaning in living!

Yes, Dear Friends we all will go away one fine day, so why not let us all live with Dignity this life that we have.

Parsan Narang

23rd February 2017