Dignity is my belief in my self perceived status in life.
It is founded on the belief that dignity is a measure of status and therefore my status is a measure of my dignity.
Status is the esteem that is given to myself by other people.
With enough esteemed dignity, I believe that I can become a dignitary with high social status.
A Dignitary has a high level of dignity and a great deal of influence over other people.
The paradox of dignity is that I require dignity to achieve high office, and I require the level of esteem conveyed by that status to become dignified, with dignity as a Dignitary.
I am dignified by the level of my status that determines my level of esteem, when my level of esteem is a measure of how highly other people acknowledge and dignify my status.
My true Self-esteem is a measure of the true confidence & worth of my integrity, not my dignity.