Standing Where We All Stand

What does it mean to exist—not as a theory, not as a belief, but as a lived fact? Standing Where We All Stand: On the Birthright of Being begins from a simple and often overlooked truth: before we belong to any culture, ideology, or system of thought, we already stand within existence itself. This shared condition is the quiet ground beneath all human difference, and it is from this ground that meaning, dignity, and responsibility arise. In clear and reflective prose, Hirad Abadi explores the human condition without relying on doctrine or abstraction. Drawing on philosophy, history, and lived experience, the book asks what follows from the mere fact of being here—conscious, finite, and answerable to the world we inhabit. Rather than offering solutions or prescriptions, it invites readers into careful attention: to existence as it is, and to the responsibilities that emerge from it. This is a work of philosophy written for readers who sense that meaning cannot be imposed from the outside, nor reduced to utility or belief. It speaks to those who feel that human dignity is not granted by institutions or narratives, but is inherent in the condition of being itself.