UN Declaration of Human Rights: Article 1

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”

What I love about children is their innocence and their ability to accept people as they see them. The idea that we are all the same resonates with them. Sure we all look different on the outside but the key here is that we are born free and equal. At that moment of birth anything is possible. Then its a descent into society, culture and the rest.

The key here is equality in dignity and rights. It doesn’t mean we are all the same as clearly we all have different abilities. But just because someone can run faster than me doesn’t make them a better person. This is the key to dignity and rights.

We all deserve those. If we get them early in our life its likely we will turn out ok. At least that’s what I hope for.