I have been thinking about writing from a long time, and I have tried in past to write a book or a novel. But even though I could write for weeks, but after completing I felt as if my creation wasn’t upto the mark. Like, any other innovator or creator. I started to question my own creation. I wrote my first book years ago and never published it, thinking I am not that successful. People read books written by successful people. These self sabotaged beliefs came from the beginning of my time. Born and raised in a low income group. It was made believe that I was not lucky and I can’t be rich as we don’t have opportunity or luck. But that wasn’t true, until this year. This year I decided that I will break those barriers and do something extraordinary or just break the limitation I have been told or made up in my mind. And, that happened with ‘Change’.
Change is the only thing that is constant as we live in our time on this weird plant of species we don’t know, and how the hell we ended up here. But, nothing stops and everything is moving in an algorithm which is not in our control. Some believe it is god, and some think it the universe. But, both the theories haven’t been proved and I don’t know if we really want to prove? Never the less, change is the constant that we see in people, things, places. But, in contrast the some people may see no change, and think nothings going to change. These people are those, who have been told the mediocre story of limitations, luck and no opportunities. Just like me, before the day I decided I will accept the ‘change’.
People say, that change happens over time and change often takes a longer time. But I guess that is also not true. Change often takes within the moment we realise that we need to change, the moment of truth. The moment where you get out of your bed and decide that I will go to the gym. The moment you realise that I will not have that extra coffee. The moment you decide you will not smoke. It all happens in that moment. It’s the conscious decision that human brain takes in that moment of time, so how can it be a longer time. For me, when I decided I will take charge of my life and do things I value. I changed myself at that moment of time. Yes, change isn’t easy and it takes time to build perseverance. But, today we are just taking about the ‘change’.
The more you try to understand how this phenomenon works, the more you will understand how things work. World is moving, sun is moving, all planets are moving, that stationary satellites are also moving. even the galaxies are also moving. Then how can we as humans be stagnant, constant and still? Even if we don’t try to move and stay at one place, but our surface is still moving. If we can’t accept the fact that everything is moving, changing and evolving. Then nothing can really change for us. Any person living in mediocrity, limitations and drama shall remain in that drama because they don’t change their point of view from their life to the everyones life as whole.
When you look into history, we have evolved from humans and have better capabilities, and can do much greater good to humanity if we keep innovating and solving daily problems to evolve as a civilisation. That is why change is the only constant. The change is the only thing which can take out from our self obsessed mindset to non-self one. The more you dig deep into the lives of successful people, you will see they were more focussed on bringing change and solving human problems. That was surely not about them, it was for the people. If you start working for people or dedicate your life for solving basic human problems of your time or era, you will surely be successful. As nobody is caring about their own needs as they do not accept ‘change’.
The sun arrives every morning, just to remind you that time has changed, the world has changed. You can start another day, another change. The sun is there to remind that no matter what happens yesterday, today you can take charge and bring that change in you. Today is the best day to bring that positivity and accept life as it is and not fight the change. Change is within, change is the only constant. As we grow old, we change our experiences, our body changes and everything changes. Then how can we keep our mindset which says I will not change or I cannot change.
You can change, the moment is now. It’s possible, for you. Today.
Cheers!
Sarthak Jain
Sat 8 Nov 08:43 AM IST
