There is no being in the world that does not try to change the world. I'll go around declaring that I’m the savior of the world. I want a world in which I am recognized, wealthier, successful by my own definitions. There are so many people who want to change the world, very few who want to change themselves. Given the state of the society, shouldn’t one try to bring some positive change in it? Now, first of all, if you have not understood yourself, how will you know what the state of the society really is?
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Acharya Prashant: There is no being in the world that does not try to change the world. The question is: why are you trying to change the world? The question is: what within you is prompting you to change the world? Show me one example of any living being from humans to species of the smallest size and smallest brains that is not effectively either trying to change the world to suit its own needs or adapting itself to change to the world. That's what is continuously going on, right? But, that is not intended to do any good to the world. That is coming from a point of your own little ego.
So, usually when a normal human being, a businessman, a seller feels pumped up and shoots such inspiring words, “Come on, be crazy enough to change the world.” It's not as if he is trying to really uplift the world. It's just that he is trying to modify the world in a way that suits his own needs. For example, today the world is such that it does not know me, recognize me and I want to see a changed world. What's my image of this changed world? World at t is equal to zero. I’m an anonymous entity, nobody knows me and I want a different world and I’m all fired up. What am I saying? "Come on, let's change the world!" Now, what's my vision of the changed world? The world is a better place or am I better off in the changed world? What's my vision for the world? Obviously, I'll go around declaring that I’m the savior of the world. But what is it that I really want? I want a world in which I am better off. I want a world in which I am recognized, wealthier, successful by my own definitions. So, there's not much in that.
