Couple months ago, a very controversial incident happened at my college that made me think deeper about the issues of human rights. Few months ago, the student body and the faculty members at my school were celebrating the annual Black History Month. This was the time to honor African Americans who have contributed to the United State history. However, there were couple students who decided to hold a racist party outside of campus to mock African Americans in a derogatory way. This created uproar among the students in Black Student Union as well as other faculty members in my school, and has been on the news for several days. Students who are members of minority decided to hold protests, sit-ins and walk-outs to let their voices be heard by the school authorities. However, knowing that the authorities just simply punished those kids, who held the party, was not enough for these mentally harmed students. Instead, they wanted authorities to change the school system in order to create a safer environment for students go gain education; they wanted more rights.

　I remember seeing hundreds of students holding signs and cardboards, lining up and walk around the campus to protest. I also stopped and listen to a large group of outraged students giving very vibrating speeches on my way to class. I understand that that this type of issue is still very sensitive even today, and understand why students were so offended by this act of disrespect. However, while I was standing there listening, I can't stop to wonder how while these students are trying to gain their human rights, at the same time they might be violating other's human rights by telling them that they should not go to class but join the protest instead. This made me rethink the importance of what my Shih-fu, Dr. Hong, had reminded us all, that balanced love and respect to all is the foundation for happiness and peace. We shouldn't ask for others to give, but to give out our respect and love first. Instead of crying out what we don't have, we should think about what we are able to provide. This way, everyone acts based on respect and love so there will be less harm.
This incident is still not completely settled down in my school. People just decided to move-on without a decent closure. Everyone knows that this will only be a temporarily fix. I think it would be the best if the school authorities can hold a session with the student body and explain what they would have done differently without the constraint from politics. Telling students what they, as educators and individuals, would have done to solve this incident that was caused by disrespect. Knowing that it might not be practical since changing the entire school system is a huge project that is involved with many complicated political issues, I believe by hearing what the authorities' true beliefs and concerns would have made a difference among the students by creating a sense of respect and perhaps giving students hope that the authorities are working on providing a safer place. As long as each group show their respect to each others' rights and understand each other, there will be a peaceful compromise that they can reach. If each of us can act to one another based on love, respect, and protecting theirs and ours human rights, the world will be different and will not have so many unpleasant arguments and wars. Therefore, it's important to constantly remind ourselves that we must love and respect others in order to create a better world.