Violent Protests In Canada

In late 2013, my world completely changed. The news began showing violent protests happening in my hometown. It started over something as a demand for the corrupt mayor to step down, and has evolved into the heart wrenching beast that is civil war. Hindu-speaking laborers in North-East India began to experience attacks by rebel groups, claiming more than 300 lives and counting. Fortunately for myself and my immediate family, I live in the safety of a first-world country like Canada, and I can observe the events unfold from a distance. Checking the news daily and talking with relatives on the phone every weekend to get information from somebody who has seen the events in person. First of all, I have become a very strong patriot; I’m learning my country’s history, I passionately defend it if somebody makes a negative comment on it, and I even got a big flag on my wall.

The brutal killing of civilians by both government forces and rebels is just one example of war crimes that are committed. Hearing about these atrocities, I’ve made specific conclusions about human nature. The conclusions are harsh, but not surprising. I realized that people, deep down, are greedy and self-centered. Every one of us. For example, in the case of my country foreign promise of money loans and weapons have pushed the government to wage war against its own people. Finally, I have realized that I am no less human than anybody else. I’ve acknowledged that I have in me a sense of self-interest and vanity that I have to learn to control it as much as I can, because that is what will lead to a meaningful life. Each one of us has a hint of egoism and greed deep inside, and it is our responsibility to suppress it as much as