How To Be The Change You Want To See In This World

What should you do to bring the change? You must have heard that insanely popular saying, ‘Be the change you want to see in the world’, well, it’s easier said than done. Even if you have changed a little, how is the world supposed to know about it? How will your little acts make a difference?

Thanks to the Internet, that problem is solved. The very details from the flavour of your coffee to the colour of the capsicum in your pizza can be shared with the world, in a moment’s notice.

The question is, how can you bring about this change?

I’ll tell you what I do.

If you have been a regular reader of my blog, you must be knowing that I write for #1000Speak, like the one about the art of emphatic listening, a community that has bloggers from different parts of the world who write on various aspects of compassion, every month. I started writing for this initiative since March ’15 and have been writing consistently since then.

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What urges me to write about it? That feeling that if a person in distress reads what I wrote, they’ll have a voice to fight that internal conflict and be compassionate, to themselves as well as others.

I know that my blog is just another blog like the million others on the internet, but what gives me the satisfaction is that even if one person reads it, and they find it in their heart to bring a change starting from themselves, my purpose would be fulfilled.

I find solace in the fact that someone, somewhere, in a distant part of this world has been inspired, has had an upliftment through the words I wrote.

We all have it in us, the capability to affect others, to bring a change, you just have to find the medium that works for you and bam! (Yeah, I know. Not the right closure, but you get the idea, right?)

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I’ve written several posts about Compassion and it’s all good but does it end here?

The most important thing here is to not just preach but to practice as well. I don’t want someone to point at me and say, ‘words, mere words‘, but it doesn’t mean that everything I do should be shared with the world.

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So, coming back to how you can bring a change, it all points toward one word, Compassion.

What can YOU do about it?

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So, the next time:

• You see a homeless man sleeping uncovered on the pathway on a chilly winter morning, don’t miss your chance of lessening his suffering by offering him a blanket. 
• You see a wounded person, rush for help rather than thinking about the legal consequences of the cause of the wound. 
• You see a hungry animal or an animal in distress, don’t forget to toss some food and relieve it of the pain. 
• You hear of a tragedy, don’t hesitate in offering your support.
• Your child makes a mistake, tell them it’s okay and they won’t lose you because of it. Remember that a child should never be threatened with loss of love because there is no pain deeper than the loss of losing a loved one. Nurture compassion in them.
• Your supposedly selfish friend asks for help, leave all the pre-conceptions you have and show your compassion. 
• You do something that makes you loathe yourself, offer self-compassion to your soul.
• You see an animal, be it social or literal, in need of help, give yourself a chance to make someone’s life better. Be compassionate to them. 

You have to realize that in you vests the power to change someone’s entire life with one kind deed.