Constantly being in the company of those who think one
wants to think about and doing things one wants to do is the least difficult of
the ways for effecting desired changes in oneself.
Leaving
the company of those who think the way one does not want to think and do things
one does not want to do is also helpful, if one has necessary ability to make
serious and sincere efforts to change and is strongly committed to bringing about
desired changes in oneself.
Even
people with extraordinary resolve fail to change if they are in the wrong
company. The modern lifestyle is a big obstacle in bringing about such changes
in oneself that are contrary to the modern way of thinking and conduct. Fierce
resolve; enough solitude to enable one to live in the company of thought
provoking books and scriptures; the habit of introspection; tenacity to
overpower temptations and distractions; an unusual fighting spirit to win over
one’s own failures; readiness to rectifying one’s mistakes; and ability to bear
with the neglect, ridicule and opposition of the outside world; are the
qualities one must possess to change himself in the modern age.
Apart
from all the things that a person, who has succeeded in changing himself in the
right direction, wants to do, he must also try to identify others who wish to
change themselves and give them company. Addition is good for individuals; one
has to resort to multiplying to facilitate changes in the society.
PROMOD KUMAR SHARMA
[The writer of this blog is also the author of “Mahatma A
Scientist of the Intuitively Obvious” and “In Search of Our Wonderful Words”.]
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