Gandhi, the man who inspired human rights movements worldwide all by dramatically living the simple nonviolent life he preached, once said “you must be the change you want to see in this world”.

We now see this quote almost in every language not only india but the other parts of the world like Korean, Hindi, Spanish, chinese, Tamil, Japanese, Arabic, Malayalam And French.

But what does “be the change” mean? To be the change means to want, choose and commit your actions to do the right thing.

In order to do something, you have to want it. If you want something, you’ll endure all the struggles, pain and obstracles that come with it. If you are determined to reach your goal then you will be able to reach it for sure .A change can only happen if you want to see it happen, and the only a change could happen is if you put all your effort into it. The quote “if it’s to be, it’s up to me”, explains to us that too many people think that others such as leaders are supposed to be the change.

It’s obvious that nothing is going to happen without you. You can choose to make a change or not. To take action or just sit there. But you know, at the end of the day, the choice was and is yours.

Secondly, choosing is a decision. There are hundreds of students in the school that we don’t know. And maybe one of them is sick of everything. They can’t put up with life anymore. They don’t see the happiness. They don’t feel the love. But you could change that. If you see someone sitting alone at lunch, why not invite them to spend the break with you? Everyone is talking about it, reading about it, thinking about it, but they are not doing it. They don’t understand that their actions will only happen by their choice. Gandhi said “whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it”. This quote encourages me to do the right thing no matter what. To me, this means that I won’t always get an award for every good deed I do, but I should do it just because it is the right thing to do. Our decisions need to be made there and then, and we have to commit our actions to create the change we want to see.

Next, committing is like a contract with yourself- to do whatever it takes to reach your goal. A commitment is the action step, the push to get you through the difficult times. No matter what you decide to do, you have to commit yourself to it. Even if it is, inviting someone else to sit with you during the break. When you see a person sitting alone at break, you want to make their experience at lunch positive. Therefore, you choose invite them to eat with you at break their. But then all these thoughts come rushing into your head, and when you look around yourself, everyone seems to be in their own world with their own thoughts, friends and groups. everyone seems to be glaring at you in a weird and awkward way if you go to a random lonely person and start talking. Just for a stupid reason like that, you decide not to invite the student to sit with you. That is why you need commitment. So you could tell yourself “this is what I want to see happen”. You will need to put all your effort and thought into making it happen, but you what commitment means; to give all your effort and thought into making a change you want to see happen, take place.

Lastly, “to be the change you want to see in the world” means to notice what is happening around us and to take powerful, solid steps towards constructing the life and world of our imaginations. Seeing the change you want to happen will take much of your effort of wanting, choosing, and committing your actions to stand for what is right.

My grandfather used to say me that,

When I was a a young man I tried to change the world.

When I realized that I couldn’t change the world I tried to change my nation

When I found I couldn't change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn't change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family.

Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family. My family and I could have made an impact on our town. Their impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world.

You be the change. I would like to conclude by saying that “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”? Maria Robinson.

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