Time to Read – 2 minutes
We must be the change we wish to see, a poem by Shyam Mamtora, aged 10
“We must be the change we wish to see” Is a famous saying of Gandhi
How do you intend to make those changes?
To make a change in this world believe that
Gandhi was a revolutionary man
But India’s independence was non-revolutionary
In a gentle way he shook the world
Through the change he wanted to see
To make a change in this world believe that
This is NOT due to nations, armies, governments
But courage of and commitment of individuals
Remember Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln and Mother Teresa?
These are, without question, the change makers
To make a change in this world believe that
Everything you do
Every step you take
Every sentence you write
Every word you speak or DON’T speak – COUNTS
Everything matters
To make a change in this world believe that
You don’t have to be loud
You don’t have to be eloquent
You don’t have to be elected
You don’t have to be educated
BUT you DO have to be COMMITTED
To make a change in this world believe that
Take personal responsibility
Everything is your job not someone else’s
There is no need for co-operation or permission
Say to yourself, “If it’s to be, it up to me”
To make a change in this world believe that
Don’t get caught up in the HOW of things
How comes from the want and why of the change
Decision making come before problem solving
To make a change in the world believe that
YOU have to change
We can’t change others
When we change, it changes everything
This changes the world we want to see
To make a change in this world believe that
Increasing the habit of deliberately providing selfless service is good
As this desire gets stronger inner happiness flows
This is when we truly change the world we want to see
Thank you Shyam, for sharing your poem with the world
With my love and best wishes
David
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