Saturday, October 10, 2009

Points To Ponder If You Desire To Change The World

The Great spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi once said, “In a gentle way you can shake the world.” Following are some things to mull over on how to do The political leader Mohandas Gandhi said, “In a gentle way you can shake the world.” Here are some things to think about on how to do it:

1. Know that each and every momentous change all throughout history has occurred not because of governments, nations, armies and unquestionably not commissions. They took place as a consequence of the audacity and commitment of individuals. People like Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison and Joan of Ark might not have done it single-handedly, but they were, without question, the makers of change.

2. Trust that you have a unique function and potential in the world. It’s not so much something to create as to be uncovered. And it’s up to you to find out. Have faith that and will make a difference.

3. Comprehend that everything you do, every move you make, every sentence you write, every word you speak (or don’t speak) matters. Nothing is insignificant. The globe may be immense, but there are no lesser things. Everything matters.

4. To be the agent of revolution you wish to see in the world, you don’t have to be forceful. You don’t have to be well-expressed. You don’t have to be selected. You don’t even have to be specifically bright or knowledgeable. You do, however, have to be unswerving.

5. Assume responsibility. Never think “it’s not my job”. It’s a way around to say, “What can I do, I’m only one person.” You don’t need everybody’s help or anyone’s permission to make the first move. Keep in mind this short aphorism, “If it’s to be, it’s up to me.”

6. Don’t get held up in the how of things. If you’re sure on what you want to amend and why you want to change it, the how will come. A lot of important things have been left undone because someone let the problem solving hamper the decision-making.

7. Don’t wait for things to be right in order to begin. Change is tricky. Things will never ever be ideal. As Teddy Roosevelt once said, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”

8. The origin of change is consciousness. We cannot change what we don’t recognize. In most cases, we aren’t conscious of what’s wrong or what’s falling short. We don’t recognize the possibilities. By becoming more aware, we initiate the process of change.

9. Memorize by heart these words of wisdom from Albert Einstein, perhaps the smartest change experts who ever lived: “All meaningful and lasting change starts first in your imagination and then works its way out. Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

10. So that things can change, you have to change. We cannot change other people; we can only change ourselves; however, when we change, it starts changing everything. And by doing this, we truly can be the change we dream to see in earth.

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