An original flow of thoughts | Courtesy : My grey cells.
"Khud pe nazar rakkhe gar har koi....duniya apne aap khoobsurat ban jae...!" {If everyone keeps an eye on oneself....the world would automatically become beautiful..!}
Whenever I say, "change yourself and slowly everything will change", people tend to say, "...what can reforming a single person do?". I get some such reactions every time I follow traffic rules or when I dismiss the knowledge of someone back-biting about me without reacting to it or anything which people generally find hard to do.
It seems like an unrealistic approach only because no one believes in it or wants to make that effort. Playing the blame game is easy, it doesn't require action. Reforming and changing our thoughts... well that requires immense efforts! Simple things like following rules, developing a civic sense, being courteous, fulfilling our duties before claiming our rights, avoiding idle gossip, controlling losing our temper over minute things and focusing more on our own actions before pointing fingers at others can create a massive ripple effect. The problem is, we laugh off such concepts as it's so much easier to blame other people as the cause of our reactions (or inaction).
I am not saying that I am perfect, I falter as well. I know quite a lot of my faults (if not all). I recognize them and try to work on them so this is not hollow talk. One cannot change overnight, it is a long and slow process... but, a truly rewarding one once achieved.
I have been party to gossips and I have been guilty of not averting "hate" talk; however, off late, I have started to avoid such conversations as much as I can and will keep trying till I completely eliminate such negativity from my mind and life. If I can't stop others, the least I can do is not propagate it or take part in it or stand for it. It isn't easy but it is doable. There are so many things I am trying to change within myself. Some remain at magnified levels while others are diminishing slowly but I feel proud that I am moving towards the change.
Preaching is definitely not my aim but if reading a post can awaken a spark in someone, then that would make me happy. I am no saint and I am not all good either... I'm just a black sheep of my family, my country, my world who is trying to contribute my bit in my limited ways. This is where I take your leave. Until later...
Love - FB <3
Quote from the image: Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are, for what you could become.
Promote Self-Change..."Today"!
