Eli Wiesel witnessed hatred, hatred for Jewish people and anyone that was different. Eli Wiesel talked about compassion to show people that compassion is a necessity. Because without compassion, there is only hatred. Eli Wiesel wanted to make sure that this point got across. Because Eli Wiesel wanted to make sure what happened, never happens again. Unfortunately, it seems this might happen again, so we have to make sure people still have empathy. During the civil rights movement people tried to use violence. But, with that violence people did not want to give them compassion. So, Martin Luther King Jr. did, something different. He used peaceful protests to get his word out. MLK knew that compassion was the key to success. He knew that if they …show more content…
Even if you have to go out of your way and it’s a inconvenience. One example is during this winter of 2017. It had just snowed and was still snowing lightly. My dad asked me to shovel the driveway. I had just started, but my neighbor came over to snow-blow it. So, even though he was finished his driveway and seemed tired. He came over and helped me for no reason other than the fact that he had compassion towards me. No matter what, no one can put a lock on your mind. Your mind, is were compassion is. Think of Anne Frank, stuck in an attic for 25 months. Not being able to move from 8am to 6pm. When you’re there, that is all you have, your mind. So, all you have is compassion. That compassion kept them from killing each other. Their compassion kept them sane. Compassion is not a human right. Compassion is a responsibility. If you are fortunate, compassion is something you receive from your parents. You learn compassion and you keep it for the rest of your life. Compassion can be shown towards you, even if you don’t deserve it. You can lose compassion if it runs away. This happens when you scare your compassion by doing something horrible. Since compassion can be taken away, it is not a human right. But compassion, everyone deserves