Many more people have been signing the Humanity Project’s “Pledge For Humanity” in recent months — and taking their pledge quite seriously, it seems. Have you seen our pledge? Have you signed it yet?
This is what it says: “As one hopeful member of the human race, I promise to make every reasonable effort to live up to these words each day. Accordingly, I pledge:
To treat every human being with respect for their inherent value – even when I disagree with their actions, words or beliefs.
To look beyond myself, striving toward a humanity where each human being feels equally valuable.
To understand that this effort benefits me by strengthening my own self-worth and forging a higher purpose for my daily life.”
You’ll find the pledge on our website. Visit the Pledge For Humanity page. And we hope you’ll become one of our new signers. We believe that human beings attach significance to statements they sign if they do so willingly — and a pledge carries even more weight for many folks. Think about it: Even the President of the United States merely repeats an oral pledge to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. It’s the oath of office, a pledge. And most presidents (not all …) have taken it very seriously indeed. For the rest of us in daily life, a pledge to behave in one way or another can help focus our values and clarify goals. And provide motivation to carry out the words we’ve pledged to live up to.
So it seems with one of our pledge signers, Kelsey, who wrote to us with her pledge: “I will stand by this for the rest of my life.” Another signer, Liam, quoted Nelson Mandela: “To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” And Laylah wrote to us these words added to her signature: “Everyone deserves to be respected, loved, and cared for in this world. We are all just trying to figure out our place in the world, it starts with us loving and cherishing not only ourselves, but others as well. With a little bit of more love and respect, we can create a big change in the world that sparks a positive and well needed chain reaction.”
Thank you to each of these caring individuals, who have joined the growing list of people taking our Pledge For Humanity. We think they are sincere. By signing, they also became official members of the Humanity Project at no cost. And they help magnify our impact in the community by their agreement to live according to high standards of personal conduct, treating others with respect as they seek equality for everyone. We hope you’ll join them … and share the pledge link with your friends and family. As we like to say at the Humanity Project, “We need more humanity.” Our Pledge For Humanity offers another small but meaningful step in that direction.
