DIGNITY IS BEING PRINCIPLED

 

The habit of the active utilization of well understood principles is the final possession of wisdom-  Alfred north Whitehand

Today as I fingered my whats-app and lazily scrolled over my contacts profile status,I stumbled upon one that read,"a principled lady" next was a gentleman's that read,"a man of my own principles." What a coincidence! I found this to be very interesting to my mind which seemed not to be productive enough to excite me with contents for my writings on dignity. Weren't the folks declaring something about their own dignity? I quickly got out my notebook and started out this article with immediate effect.

Are you a principled person?
What exactly does it mean to be a principled person?

Many think ,that being principled means being strict or staunch and extremely very rigid,being conservative and inflexible.They are driven by the idea that they have innate ability not to show weakness and make mistakes that seem to be a cup of tea to others.Such individuals are always ready to lift up their defenses to guard their invincibility. You will here them state their stand,"I told you i CANNOT drink..."
"Listen i know myself,i CANNOT CHANGE..!"

Taking such a position is not really a declaration of a ruling ideology,but a statement of what one has escaped.If you cannot do blah blah,then state confidently what you can and are doing!

Being principled means that you base the activities of your life on a solid foundation.The foundation of laws that always produce consistent results when put in motion. The exact opposite of being principled is being deceived.Being deceived is equivalent to being insane by insisting on a way that leads to self destruction in the name of seeking and pursuing life.
Being principled therefore means BEING WISE  to apply yourself to events that will lead to the outcomes you desire to achieve.
here are some 10 PRINCIPLES OF DIGNITY

1.THE GOLDEN RULE
IT STATES-do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

In short ,life is full of cycles and phenomena that keep going round and coming around every now and then.

What you are quick to judge others,you point out your fear in others.Soon,the fear will catch up with you and manifest in your life and easily others will remind you of it.
When you give,your empty hand will be stretched to receive in the equal measure it extended to dive.If you are stingy,the little you have will be snatched away from you.
To defy this law is to deceive yourself,no matter how convinced  you are of the opposite.What goes round always comes around.

2.THE SILVER RULE
THIS STATES- treat others the way yo want to be treated

Dignity give unto dignity.Commonly put as RESPECT IS EARNED.

IF you want to be respected,respect others
If you want to be honoured ,honour others
In this rule there is no shortcut.hypocrisy always goes unrewarded in the long run.why? Because generally their are people who may seem not worthy to deserve respect and honor from you.It is deceptively easy to think that since they behave silly,they wont appreciate dignified treatment.But the fact is, if you fail to honor them they welcome you into their world by failing to honor you in return.
This is the reason you have to be patient in humility.

3.THE LAW OF RECIPROCITY
IT STATES-The way you behave towards others it is the way they will behave toward

your behavior is a reflection of your attitude.Attitudes are contagious.If you are happy and put on a smile,the world smiles back at you.In fact the whole of your world smiles with you.
If you are grumpy,and complaining,you will not see any source of goodness
If you specialize in the blame game,blame transfer will become the transaction that will reward your world.
If you give a bribe,expect to be bribed in the near future.you cannot be clean,you are as deadly corrupt.

(to be continued...)