In my opinion, the real meaning of dignity lies in that it is a symbol of people's respected identity or status in society, a decisive condition for people's pursuit of materials to be meaningful, and a prerequisite for people to have their own spiritual realm and realize their self-worth.
As a symbol of respect for identity or status, it is the earliest and most basic understanding of the word dignity. Since ancient times, many heroes have lost their heads to defend their dignity, and many people of insight have struggled for a respected position all their lives. It can be seen that human beings' desire for respect for others has never changed for thousands of years, because having a respectable identity or position is the prerequisite for success. If you can't even get the respect of others, then success is too far away from you.
You must have heard the story of not eating the food you get. The beggar would rather starve to death than eat food that would destroy his dignity, because he knew that it was meaningless to continue living without dignity, and he would defend his dignity with his life. The same is true in today's society. If you don't even have dignity, then your achievements in material pursuit will not be respected by anyone, and the material existence that is not recognized and recognized by society is worthless. Then what you pursue all your life may not be as valuable as a dignified person. Therefore, dignity is the decisive condition for people to pursue material things meaningfully.
As a person, in addition to the pursuit of material, the pursuit of self-spiritual realm, the realization of self-worth is also indispensable. Without spiritual realm, a person can't pursue material things, everything he does will become meaningless, and eventually he will lose himself on the road of life, losing the motivation and direction of progress, and those who lack the status, identity and material pursuit of spiritual realm will not be recognized by others. Only with dignity will it help you defend your spiritual realm, let you have the capital recognized by others, and let you complete your life ideal and realize your life value under the protection of dignity.
To sum up, dignity is very important to people. It not only determines the value of your life, but also determines whether you can succeed. The above is the true meaning of dignity.