Change yourself, change the world [Part 2]
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April 16th, 2009 | Published in Music, Personal Growth, Problem Solving, Quality of Life | 2 Comments
Imagine if everyone picked up after themselves. Imagine if everyone pulled their own weight as much as they could, and helped others at every opportunity they had. Imagine a friendly community where you know the people you see at the coffee shop every day. Maybe you live in a place you can truly call a “community”, where people work together to create a safe and happy environment (physically, emotionally, the whole nine yards). Maybe you don’t.
The world won’t change overnight. Even if most people changed, there would still be a large number of people who refused to be anything but self-centered and stubborn in their selfish ways.
Imagine if you chose not to throw trash out of your car. Didn’t use the world as your ash tray. Chose to follow the simple laws, even if they don’t make sense to you. If you truly feel that your rights as a human are being violated, then do something that will actually change the situation, instead of breaking the law to get your way. Imagine if you reached out to the people you met every day. Said “hi” to a total stranger. Offered to help someone stuck on the side of the road. The little things add up, even in your own individual life. Imagine how big of an impact there would be if we were all making the small changes.
It’s contagious. If we all just made a conscientious effort to be a little nicer, kinder, and more friendly… wouldn’t the world slowly turn into a better place? We need to set the example. Pointing fingers, placing blame, and complaining about how horrible our lives are won’t change anything. In fact, all it’s doing is delaying the solution.
Be the change you want to see. Do it for your health and mine: happy people are healthier.
Photo cred: Timothy Lloyd@flickr
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May 26th, 2009at 11:06 pm(#)
Brilliant post.
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
-Leo Tolstoy
December 2nd, 2009at 12:50 am(#)
The only one You can change is yourself.
The conscientious thought, the intention and the effort to change yourself for the better is the spark for a new you and a new world, the one you wish to live in.
And Yes you are part of this world and much more, you are creating it, doesn’t that makes you feel amazing to change even more than just a little?
“You must be the change you want to see in the world”
- Mahatma Gandhi