Humanity can be defined as a basic quality that differentiates human beings from
other living organisms. Simply, it is a trait that is expected to be exposed by
humans. Humanity is a collective term to represent human beings’ love, affection,
compassion, and concern for others. When given a choice between being right and
being kind, a person with humanity chooses to be kind without much contemplation.
The unconditional love for all human beings is the foundation of humanity. It
eliminates the consciousness of gender, religion, caste, nationality, etc. from the
minds of the people and connects everyone under one umbrella term – ‘humans’.
Humanity is not just about the actions that are happening between human beings;
it’s also about how human beings interact with the whole world. Who are
‘humanitarians’? Any person who seeks to promote the welfare of all human beings is
called a humanitarian. Humanitarians are the greatest blessing to a nation. The
purity of our planet has been sustained with the presence of numerous great
humanitarians in it. Some of the popular humanitarians are Mother Teresa, Mahatma
Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Oskar Schindler, Malala Yousafzai and
many more.
People all over the world celebrate the spirit of humanity on World Humanitarian
Day. World Humanitarian Day promotes human welfare, and honours everyone who
engages in humanitarian services in their lives. It is a commemoration of the day
in 2003 when twenty-two workers were killed in a bombing at the United Nations
headquarters in Baghdad.