Change yourself before changing the world!

Many people want to change the world, don’t they? But, what exactly is the meaning of this word “change”?

Change means to make something different, to cause a transformation or to become different in essence. 

Change is also a process of growing up. 

You want to change the world, but have you ever thought about changing yourself? If not, then you must realise the importance of changing yourself. One must understand that before changing the world, one has to change himself first. 

Remember that “change” is a “process” and not an “event“.

Change is Natural

Change is a very natural process. Everything around us keeps changing. Things change from time to time. But, it doesn’t mean that “time changes everything”. It’s true that things change with time but time does not necessarily change things.

Change is Inevitable

The seasons come and go, so do day and night. Time changes too. Circumstances change. People change. It can’t be winter for an entire year, nor can it be summer for a whole year. It’s impossible. Time is always on the wing. It flies by unnoticed [It changes]. Our surroundings undergo the process of change continuously. Most importantly, we change. You might hear people talking and complaining about someone that changed. We often see such things in our life. “He has changed completely”, “His behavior has changed” etc, etc. It can’t be helped actually. Changing of people is very natural and normal; one cannot remain the same for his whole life. 

Sometimes people are afraid to change. They don’t want to change anything because they do not know how to deal with change. People find themselves in a state of dilemma when it comes to the process of “change”. When things change, they all want it to return to as it was before.

Paulo Coelho said:

“People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same.”

What he said is absolutely true. We want to change the things around us and the world. But sometimes the circumstances are unfavorable. When the circumstances are unfavorable, we need to change ourself.

Changing is not a bad thing. Change yourself, the way you think, the way to react to things. It can really help. But, change in a positive way. In other words, it is a process of improving yourself. Make a list of your bad habits, you flaws etc. Then take steps to rectify them. Know the reason why you want to change. 

Moral Story

Once upon a time there lived a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he decided to have a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he came back to his palace after visiting the places, he complained that his feet were throbbing due to pain, because it was the first time he went for such a long trip, and the road he went through was rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather.

Definitely, this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would cost a huge amount of money.

Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king, “Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of money? Why don’t you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?”
The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a “shoe” for himself.
There is actually a very valuable lesson of life in this moral story: to make this world a happy place to live, you better change yourself – your heart; and not necessarily the world.