The sun rises and the sun sets, many come to the\nworld and many depart from this world. But only a few always remain fresh in\nthe hearts and minds of people. They were the ones who effected a change in\ntheir true being and in their attitude. It is a change that transformed\nthemselves, gradually inspired their neighbours and finally at large, guided\nthe society from the ways of darkness to light, lethargy to life and unknown to\nwell-known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Change is the only permanent need of every\nperson for a happy, healthy and harmonious life. In this universe, everything\nchanges, the years, the time and every moment is in the inconstant movement or\nchange. Change is the beauty and law of nature. Here, I am reminded of the ancient\nGreek Philosophy saying, \u201cOne cannot step into the same river twice.\u201d Yes,\nchange is the fundamental aspect, which must not be merely sought outside but\nbe made in our lives for a better and greater purpose. However, we human beings\nare as quick as rabbits to demand change from others but we are slow as a snail\nto change ourselves. We resist the voice from outside; we rise because we think\nthat it curtails our freedom. Rich Godwin rightly says, \u201cOne reason people\nresist change is because they focus on what they have to give up, instead of\nwhat they have to gain.\u201d The fact is that the change in oneself is a gain\nrather than pain. For instance, when a person is admonished not to be addicted\nto drugs, drinking, smoking etc., he or she may feel that freedom is\nrestricted, although it is not so. Here, the change must be from within one\u2019s\nown heart. It is a call for self-realisation when he or she realises that the\ndeeds are harmful, fallible and unhealthy, and then the change will be more\nsignificant and will bear much fruit. The self-realisation is the best\nrealisation. Know thy self<\/em> was\nthe voice of the Greek Philosopher Socrates. The more we know ourselves, the\neffect will be the change in our being. Self-realisation is the best tool for a\nchange of mind and heart. When we come to know ourselves, we begin to\nunderstand others, when we know others, we come to know God and finally knowing\nGod touches us, transforms our being for a good cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The human beings today are in dire need of a\nchange. They look for the authentic role models, as a watchman looks for the\ndawn and as the farmer waits for the crops. Nevertheless, the true face is that\nwe need to become the change that we want to see in others. If we want to see\nothers change, we need first to change ourselves. As we want others to be\naccountable and responsible, we must be so first. As we do not want to be\nharmed, we should not harm, as we dislike to be treated inhumanely, we must not\ndeal with others in an inhuman way. The guiding principle of change must be to\nlive peacefully and let others live peacefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The change must be from within for a greater\ncause. As Carol Burnet puts it rightly, \u201cOnly I can change my life, no one can\ndo it for me.\u201d Yes, we need to put a full stop to rumours, gossiping, complaining\netc., which in fact have no use. The situations may be adverse, and people\nmight seem to be unkind and yet one\u2019s life must go on. There is no need for\ngroaning at them but one should rather change oneself. Stop worrying and start\nworking on oneself. Then one will realise that one needs to change oneself,\none\u2019s own attitude, one\u2019s conduct etc., and then the life becomes truly\ninfluential, prolific and fruitful. When we worry at seeing others change then\nwe lose ourselves. The better way to see change is to see it within oneself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If we do not see change in ourselves, we cannot\nafford to demand others to change<\/p>\n\n\n\n If we cannot enlighten ourselves, we cannot\nguide others<\/p>\n\n\n\n If we cannot become perfect, we cannot see\nothers become perfect<\/p>\n\n\n\n If we are not human in our being and doing, we\ncannot expect others to be human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is true that a blind person cannot guide\nanother blind person. We need to be exemplary personalities in our families,\nschools, institutes, offices etc. because action speaks louder than words. Parents\nmust be exemplary to children, teachers to students, leaders to followers and\nin fact all must strive to be an authentic and reliable person to be followed,\nto be looked up to, to be remembered forever for a good and right purpose. Then\neveryone becomes an agent of change, a change that transforms and awakens the\nsociety to a greater and higher level. It so happened once that there were many\nwho passed by that way, many who noticed them, many who cursed them, many who\nquestioned them but none came forward to render a helping hand to them, except\none person who thought differently. When all thought why cannot others? She\nthought why cannot I? When all thought why others do not serve, she thought why\ncannot I serve them. Since then, St. Teresa of Calcutta better known as Mother\nTeresa became a loving mother to the poor, needy, orphans, widows,\nmarginalised, beggars, strangers etc. Her significant change of thought and\naction led people in darkness to see the light. She became the joy to the\nweeping, hope to the hopeless, strength to the weak, voice to the depressed\netc. She became the visible image of the invisible God. The change that we make\nin ourselves helps others to see their bright future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone wants to correct others and few want to\nbe corrected. As we are in the modern world, a world full of advanced\ntechnology and science, many seem to rely on machines rather than the true\nhuman beings. We are successful in reaching other planets but fail to know our\nnext-door neighbour. We have many complaints against others, but we do not\nconsider what we are, how we are in relation to others and to the society.\nHence, I would like to put forward my humble and yet effective prescription for\na happier and healthier society. Such a society becomes possible only through\nthe relevant and right change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Change one\u2019s attitude for a good cause: Maya Angelou says, \u201cIf you\ndo not like something, change it, if you cannot change it, change your\nattitude.\u201d Because attitude is altitude. It is what moulds and makes our being\nand doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Get into the context of others: Once a man boarded the train and\ncame to his assigned seat. He noticed that someone else was sitting in his\nseat. He shouted at the man so loudly but no reply came. Meanwhile, his mother\nwho had gone to fetch drinking water came and told him that the person he was\nshouting at was blind and deaf. Yes, we\nneed to get into the shoes of others for a change in our attitude.\nUnderstanding others rightly aids us to be effective and good human beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 We need to feel the need for a change and then change will feel\nfor us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The situation won\u2019t change for\nus but we need to change ourselves<\/p>\n\n\n\n Time does not change for us but\nwe need to change our timings<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nothing comes to us but we have\nto go to something <\/p>\n\n\n\n The other may not change for us\nbut we need to change for others<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then we realise that change is\nour best friend which keeps supporting and feeling for us in our every moment\nof life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Walk the talk: Doing what we say and practising what we promise\nbears a remarkable impact on one\u2019s own life and on others too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Let us not be fatigued of doing what is right and good, let us\nlight a candle rather than cursing the darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Silence and meditation: We need to spend adequate time everyday in\nhelpful silence and meaningful meditation in order to know and change\nourselves.\n\nI, as a responsible and good human being, resolve to be the change that\nI wish to see in others. I will become a change that touches and transforms all\nand the society in a better and effective way. As a lighted candle dispels the\ndarkness, so let the changed mind, attitude, heart spread the fragrance of\nhope, joy, life, peace and love in the lives of people. I wish we be always\naware that the goodness of life and the growth of the society depend on one\u2019s own\nchange. Therefore, let us be convinced of being and becoming the change that is\nhealthy and helpful in society. Finally,\nlet us change to live, live to learn and learn to change.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The sun rises and the sun sets, many come to the world and many depart from this world. But only a few always remain fresh in the hearts and minds of people. They were the ones who effected a change in their true being and in their attitude. 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