Human Rights

Samantha Ho/Owner/Aberdeen Dim-Sum & Seafood

     What is "Human Rights"?  I can't help but to think about Confucius's "The Great Learning", (Dà Xué).  Literal translation is "The way of College/university".   Dà Xué is one of the Four Books and Five Classics.  It talks about basically how one can achieved world peace by understanding the way, understanding the people, understanding the limit.   When you know the limit then you'll be able to be calm and think clearly, when you can think clearly then you can obtain the knowledge, when you can obtain the knowledge then you can tell between right and wrong, when you can tell between right and wrong then you can govern yourself properly, once you are self cultivated, then you'll achieve family regulation, after your family is regulated then the state can be governed.  When the state is governed then it will bring world peace.

It sounds so simple and matter of the facts.  But I think Confucius's intention runs deeper then the matter of the facts.  It is more profound then just words on paper.  Because if you actually apply his teaching to our society, one will see that it all make sense.  Why there are wars going on.  Why there are inequalities and disparities.  Why earth needs to be saved.  I wish there are translations for everyone on this planet to understand.  But unfortunately it is not as simple as reading a book.  Which is what Confucius said too in "The Great Learning".  One must enrich oneself by readings, by the way of spectating, by the way of listening, and by the way of experiencing, then one will see and understand why. 

My intention is just that.  To encourage those who are interested in having world peace to have better understanding about thyself, thy neighbors, and thy world. Be a spectator take three steps back and look at your life/world. Educate ourselves our families, and our children.  Our life is a leaning experience.  The Great Learning of our lifetime.