Ghandi is often attributed to the quote, "Be the change you wish to see," but that's paraphrasing. Here's what he actually said:
"We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do."
We use the paraphrased version because society likes empty, cheer-you-up slogans, but that's not what it is. When you change how you think, you change how others think; when you change how you act, you change how others act. When one person changes, others change; when people change, the world changes. When you change how you see and treat people, you also change how others do you. You may not notice it happening, but in time when you look back, you'll see.
"We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do."
We use the paraphrased version because society likes empty, cheer-you-up slogans, but that's not what it is. When you change how you think, you change how others think; when you change how you act, you change how others act. When one person changes, others change; when people change, the world changes. When you change how you see and treat people, you also change how others do you. You may not notice it happening, but in time when you look back, you'll see.
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