Human Rights: Helpful Hints

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle” (Albert Einstein).

No one human being is better than another for any reason.

Look for the good in people, not the bad.

Life is not always fair.

Appreciate your children, your sisters and brothers, and parents — entire families were wiped out during the Holocaust.

Treat others the way that you would like to be treated.

Awareness is the first step in helping others, be aware of people who are in need.

Be kind to others.

Giving not only helps others but will make you feel good too.

Tolerance is a virtue — be tolerant of others.

The way you treat others is the way that your children will treat others — always set a good example.

Someone else’s problems are probably worse than your own.

Practice random acts of kindness.

Do not blame others for your problems or mistakes.

Practice forgiveness — everyone makes a mistakes, the stronger person is the one who forgives.

Do something nice for someone, you will be surprised how good it makes you feel.

“All humans are human. Not one human is more human than another” (Romeo Dallaire).

Do not ignore the problems of the world, learn about them.

Be grateful at your next meal, you have food and water, there are people in the world who do not.

Think of the things you have, not the things that you want.

Help someone who is disabled.

Ignore negative and mean thoughts, you have control over your mind and actions.

When you do a favor for someone, do not expect anything in return.

Be compassionate.

“Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war and until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the color of a man’s skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, there is war. And until that day, the dream of lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality, will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained… now everywhere is war” (Bob Marley, 1945–1981, Jamaican Musician & Activist).