''DIGNITY''

To me inherent human dignity means the right of each person to be respected as a human being, regardless of their skin colour, nationality, culture, physical appearance, physical capabilities, way of speaking and their beliefs. The world would be a far better place to be in if we all lived by this. There would be tolerance of each other.

Human dignity covers every aspect of our lives and i believe all of us at some point have failed. From an early age we are taught by our parents ''not to stare'' at someone who is physically disabled or ''not to mock'' at how someone speaks or acts but still we do this, usually when we are in a crowd no two people are alike and there is certainly no ''perfect person''. we say we accept this, but when we come across someone who is ''different'' we treat them differently, and as not always with dignity. (Not treating people with dignity can range from ignoring them, talking down to them, physically hurting them, verbally abusing them, mocking them ect)

An example of someone demonstrating human dignity would be the carers or nurses in an old age home, where my great gran was being looked after as she was too frail to stay with us at home. The nurses not only cared for her health but made sure she was bathed and dressed properly. They would listen to her ''ramblings'' and take interest in her as a person. They showed patience and understanding when she would try and get out of bed and attempt to walk unaided and became angry when she couldn't. Yes, these people are trained (and paid) to do this, but if everyone could show tolerance and understanding instead of intolerance and an unrealistic expectation of how the ''ideal'' person should b, then perhaps we would have more peace and happiness in the world.