Human Dignity
Every person possesses inherent dignity deserving respect. This dignity cannot be taken away, regardless of actions or circumstances.
Every person possesses inherent dignity deserving respect. This dignity cannot be taken away, regardless of actions or circumstances.
Each person is crowned with dignity from birth. No one can strip another of their fundamental worth.
African Humanism
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- What African wisdom says about forgiveness
This concept holds that dignity cannot be taken away regardless of actions or circumstances — including the actions of the person who hurt you. That is the awkward premise forgiveness rests on: the wrongdoer did not forfeit standing by doing wrong, so there is still someone there to be reconciled with.