The first time I ever heard the saying "Be the good that you wish to see in the world," it has always stayed with me in the back of my mind.

While I try to live by that, I am nowhere near being perfect at living by it. I am beyond guilty of saying things that I wish I did not say in anger. I try to hold my tongue but my anger gets the best of me. I have the worst road rage for such a small human and I yell things that my grandmother would not find very nice of me.

I am one that tries not to think of the worst case scenarios possible when it comes to things, but my anxiety can get the best of me. Moreover, I know that I've wished bad luck on those that I have found myself being jealous of. That, by a long shot, is not being the good. Sometimes my mind starts on slippery-slope but that does not mean that my actions are not true.

I digress. I also try to live by the golden rule of treating others the way that I would like to be treated: and that is with respect and love.

I rarely touch base in my articles about politics but sayings always stick with me.

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."

Therefore, I am beyond terrified by the fact that it's 2017 and that there are still hate groups that are large enough to really to do damage. I was so surprised by the incident that occurred in Charlottesville. Moreover, I'm disappointed in our president and his inability to take a stance against them.

Our president's tweet on the day of the incident in Charlottesville stated, "We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Let's come together as one!" But it lacks taking a stance against the neo-nazis and the white supremacists, I was truly flabbergasted.

While I am an Asian-American teenage girl, I've been fortunate enough to have grown up in a more understanding area but recently, an older woman leaving the bathroom criticized my friends (who are also asian) for not letting her out before we entered. She stated, "In MY country..." and finished her statement with the greeting "Konnichiwa." I have every single right as she does and I was lucky enough to be born in America, thank you-- I cannot fully understand what other minorities have to go through.

However, my heart goes out to them. I know that my being good to others may not have a global impact, but I do know that I have done some good by making sure that people around me are treated with the same love that I want to receive and by being good to others.

I just so badly want the world to be at peace and for things in the world to be okay. I think that's when my optimism and hope can fail me but I will never stop trying to be the good and inspire others to do the same.