I guess what I’m trying to say is: Dignity isn’t just inherent; it’s also something that can be bestowed.
Dignity can be bestowed or inherent, shaped or transformed. It appears in power and in its absence; either way, it persists. Even when one is stripped of it, by their conditions (circumstances) or by another; it may shift from place to place, but it endures.
Agree :-)
Though somehow (sometimes?) I don't believe it's invincible. Whilst no one can take your dignity from you, you can give it away, little by little, by living against your own conscience or values. I can't shake the sense that dignity can be dimmed, not by force from others, but through your own repeated actions and choices.
That's one way to put it! I couldn't agree more...