Many people share the goal of wanting to change the world, and yet, so few people accomplish that. Or at least so few people feel as though they have accomplished it.
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: Changing the world isn’t all that hard. You just have an impossible definition of what exactly it takes.
“If you change yourself you will change your world.” Mahatma Gandhi
That’s right. Changing the world is as simple as changing yourself.
When you add a drop of salt water to a glass of tap water, it may seem as though you’ve done nothing, however you have changed the makeup of the water in the glass.
With over 7 billion people in the world, I understand that it’s very easy to ignore the effect that changing yourself would have on the world. However, imagine if everybody thought of changing themselves. The world would be radically different.
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” Leo Tolstoy
How does one go about changing themselves? Alistair Horscroft gave a compelling speech that might give you an idea:
What ideas do you have? Share them below!
Hi, I’m Aaron Graves — Voluntaryist, Entrepreneur, Writer, Hobbyist Programmer, and PhDude. Phew, that’s a lot to get out in one sentence.
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