DIGNITY: The day of respect, the day when everybody is equally treated. The day when black and white are judged equally. The when the state or quality being worthy of honor or respect. Dignity is important because it allows individuals and groups to feel respected, valued and connected with others around them. Dignity and respect are considered basic human rights, and both help people feel a sense of worthiness and importance. Dignity involves a mutual effort among people to listen, understand opinions and values and include one another in conversations. Treating people with dignity is an important practice in daily life. However, it can be overlooked in certain situations, such as when providing healthcare to elderly and disabled patients as well as when performing medical treatments on people of different races, socioeconomic statuses and ethnic identities. Showing dignity involves listening to and acknowledging concerns, making people feel their opinions are valued and speaking to them on an equal level. Dignity day Dignity day started in 2006 and it is an independent nonpolitical organization. This project leads a human being to a dignified life. The organizers were crown prince Haakon, John Hope Bryant and Pekka Himanen. An annual dignity day was arranged on 20 October in 2008 for the first time. The Dignity project has formulated five dignity principles: 1. Every human being has a right to lead a dignified life. 2. A dignified life means an opportunity to fulfill one’s potential, which is based on having a humane level of health care, education, income and security. 1. Dignity means having the freedom to make decisions on one’s life and to be met with respect for this right. 2. Dignity should be the basic guiding principle for all actions. 3. Ultimately, our own dignity is interdependent with the dignity of others. The English word "dignity", attested from the early 13th century, comes from Latin dignitas (worthiness)[2] by way of Frenchdignité.[3] In ordinary modern usage it denotes "respect" and "status", MY DIGNITY STORY When my maternal grandma died, my mom was very concerned about the funeral expenses. Mom was employed, but her income was limited. At the time, my brother and I were not in a position to help, financially. Regretfully, Mom told the funeral home director to give Grandma the least costly casket. Turns out this box was pitiful in appearance, and made my mom feel awful. On the morning of the wake, we walked into our reserved funeral home room, and thought we had entered the wrong room. The casket was beautiful, and not what Mom ordered. The bottom line is that the F.H. director upgraded the box to a very nice model, at no extra charge. It may sound superficial to some, but we wanted to show Grandma respect, even at her parting. So, it broke our heart knowing that she was leaving us in a "pauper's" casket. She always said she came to the U.S. to start a family in the best country on Earth, and we wanted to give her the best in return. I will never forget the kindness extended to my family during a very painful and vulnerable time. references: www.google.com www.wikipedia.com Made by: SALMAN KHAN,AREEB KHAN, MINHAJ, QAMBAR