Compassion Elie Wiesel

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To me, compassion is something important to avoiding anger and hate. To be compassionate is to help those that need it to carry on. To me, showing compassion means to show someone kindness without any ulterior motives. Compassion is to show someone that you care about what happens to them, and how they feel. Being compassionate is to be friendly to the people around you, rather than having an attitude. To me, Compassion is something special that can change someone's heart, and how they see the world. I believe that Elie wiesel was talking about compassion because when he was young,world war two was going on. Many Jewish people were struggling to survive, and were heart broken from the loss of their friends and family. They lost hope, and …show more content…

The Nazi’s eventually created concentration camps, where Jews were tortured and killed. As a reasult, Jewish families would go into hiding, a good example being the Franks and Van daans. They had to live silently in a tiny secret compartment, living in fear.Anne Frank, the daughter of otto Frank, was constantly worried and confused about this. However, her father came to make her feel better. Otto danced with her and talked to her all the time. So did her sister, and peter van daan. This act of compassion would make the person happy, and comfortable, even in the worst of situations. This gave not only Anne, but all of the residents of the hiding place happiness, and hoe for a better life. I believe that compassion is a human right. It is, without a doubt, something that every person not only needs, but deserves. Compassion is a thing that most people need to help them get back up on their feet, and to make them feel better. Compassion could even save someone on the brink of suicide. So yes, compassion is a human right. It is something humans should be able to get without having to earn it. Anyone should be able to be

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