“Dignity lives in connection,
strong enough to hold, free enough to let be.”
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At last, we learn
to catch it in the everyday—
how community
comes back around,
shapes us up,
but still lets each of us
hold on to something ours,
something lived and shared:
dignity.
People recognise one another
by the dignity they offer in return.
It shows up
in respecting boundaries
and choosing to keep them.
Across time and distance,
dignity holds on,
without losing its edge.
And still, many know
that heavy thought—
of not being enough.
When goodbye comes close,
it becomes clear
what dignity really weighs:
more than possessions,
more than influence.
It reaches further
than a single lifetime.
Dignity deepens
through lived experience,
through what a person has carried—
unless they were broken.
Through pain,
through being stripped down,
until even the memory fades
of who someone once was.
Love lives everywhere.
And only when it takes the lead
does suffering lose its grip.
That’s when dignity
can show up again.
