Name: Tutor Nick P Quotes (133) Gandhi - Be the Change You Want to See in the World
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Quotes 133.  Today, we have another one by Gandhi.  Okay, and here is the quote. "Be the change you want to see in

the world. "  Okay. Let's take a look at the note. Some question,  meaning some people question.  Some

The imperative

question whether gone they said this quote and think it may be or may have

been paraphrase from this other quote by Gandhi which can be confirmed that he definitely said this one.  And here's

the other quote.  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 toward him.  We need not wait to see what others do.

Okay.  So again if we say a tendency.  That's a part of your character that you show

by behaving in a particular way.  All right.  So let's look at  it again. If we change

ourselves. Of course ,  you know change your behavior. Of course improve your behavior.

If we change ourselves. The tendencies in the world would also change. Well if

everybody did this on a large scale would definitely,  but you know you got to

start slow. One at a time,  one person do it. If you could start somehow to

influence others,  little by little.  Maybe,  maybe it could spread. As a man

changes his own nature,  so does the attitude of the world change toward him.

When you change your behavior people see your behavior,  even if you used to be

worse. Or you used to have  bad behavior if you,  as long as you continue and you say

steady with the better behavior,  people will start to look at you in a new way.

And behave towards you in the new way. Or they'll respect you , if you behave in

this better way. We need not wait to see what others do. So again he's saying take

the lead. You be the example. Okay.  Let's continue with the note down here. The

first way to look at this quote is that it means

if you want to change the world you must lead by example. Yeah, definitely. Hopefully,  if people see

how you behave and they admire it. They may copy it. Not everyone but you know

even if some do that's good. If  you look at the actual quote,  he also brings out

the idea that as you change yourself,  the people and the world respond to that

change. It makes me think of a you know the old classic story. Les Miserables, , you

know.  That story where he was a thief and then he was in prison and he ended up

escaping and then you know he went into a church he was going to steal like  the

silver and the gold.  And the,  the priest met him and actually told him to keep

it and end up changing his whole life.  And then he ended up becoming a mayor of

a town and he ended up becoming a good guy.  Of course you know his,  uh his history came back to haunt him later in

the story. But still he made that change because he made that change he started

to become a respectable man. He actually became the mayor of a town. So you can

change yourself and then people will respond to that change.  That's the idea.

Okay if you wait for others to change. It may never happen. So you have to be the

one to change yourself. You can't wait and see what others do first. Okay well

anyway.  It's a good quote.  I hope you got it.  I hope you appreciated it .  Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.