Napoleon, who defeated the anti-French alliance several times and built a formidable career, proudly said in front of the monarch who conquered a small country, "surrender to me and you will get anything you want in the world." Unexpectedly, the monarch said, "I just want to get the inch of land under your feet." This story tells us that no matter how small people or things are, they all have dignity. Anyone who wants to trample on the dignity of others is just embarrassing himself.
Give another example that everyone likes to hear. On the court, if a player swears at another player in order to change the situation, he doesn't care about the dignity of another player. Then the attacked player may have two reactions. One is that blood rushes to the forehead and directly tells the other person how stupid his behavior is with his fist. Second, respect your opponent and win the game with your own strength, so as to shut him up. Don't think about the result of the first behavior: being banned, fined and bombarded by the media after the game, not only failed to protect their dignity, but made them lose more. The second method is different, which can not only win the game, but also gain the respect of others.
Maybe someone will ask: Is a person's dignity really so noble and invulnerable?
In fact, each of us has some defects, such as rights, property, knowledge, appearance and so on. When you are in a weak state, you often feel inferior, but your dignity will come out to help you overcome this inferiority complex and thus stand upright in this society.
Therefore, when you hurt the dignity of the other person, you actually hit his most vulnerable place. How can this be tolerated?
Therefore, the most important thing in dealing with people is to respect each other and safeguard their dignity.
But there is such a person in this world who has no sense of dignity and is unreasonable. I don't know what to do once I meet them. Because I think the only basis of communication is dignity, and the only weapon to fight with others is reason, I have to believe that such people are separated from us by infinite distance. For such people, we should not keep silent, but tell them the true meaning of being a man from practical actions.
Dignity is the lower limit of being a man. Only those who protect the dignity of themselves and others will be respected by others. But at the same time, dignity is the upper limit. It is the noblest part of the human spirit, and people are not allowed to touch it easily. Therefore, it is very important for us to grasp the degree and scale of dignity. Dignity, sometimes like a naughty child, can't be too spoiled or too strict. When you smile at him, he will give you a sweeter response.