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I do. We do.

In the world we live in, it is not an anomaly to be a querulous character. In fact, they are ubiquitous. We often hear the famous aphorism being uttered by, mostly, successful people which states “be the change you want to see" – yet still, complaining is deemed a querencia by the general population. 

In this fast-paced era where effective communication tardily dwindles, irregardless of how technological developments are doing their utmost best to innovate our communication system. We often find individuals who’d rather enclose their ears with their headsets or headphones in lieu of initiating a conversation with the person sitting next to them. It has become a norm in our society. What is the cause of the problem of this growing culture of communicating less or not communicating at all or even the lack of the ability to maintain a relationship for longer periods? What makes it hard for us to simply say “hello" to the next person and initiate a conversation which could eventually result in us and our interlocutors exchanging knowledge and learning new things which could end up helping us in our current situations or endeavors? There’s a beautiful way in which life was created…In order to get a reaction, you have to act. Therefore, before you complain about the lack of communication or people who don’t want to talk, ask yourself if you’ve ever made any efforts of initiating a conversation with a person sitting next to you? If you want people to talk to you, you have to lead by example. 
You may come across ornery individuals but there’s value in effort because if you ask them politely why they behave that way you may ascertain the root cause of the problem and you might end up bringing a smile to their face if you invest effort in ameliorating communication.

There is a cornucopia of events or things that we don’t like or abhor in our lives; the irony is that we choose to complain about those things instead of investing our respective efforts in seeking solutions or ways to bring positive change to our lives. “I’ve gained a lot of weight, now I can't even wear my favorite jeans” must be replaced with “I must go to gym and start managing my weight, mostly, to reduce the consumption of junk food" or even better, to start doing something about your weight because if you do put in effort to do something about your weight, then your body will eventually react in accordance with your desires. “My math grades are always low, that’s why I’ve never been fond of maths" must be replaced with “I refuse to be defeated by a man-made subject. Maths was created by man; therefore, I will put in more effort in learning it and I’ll eventually conquer it.” Or start investing more of your time in practicing maths, maybe even get a tutor or do extra classes in order to improve. 

The thin line between being good at something and lacking, is effort. Effort will never be obsolete! Whatever you want in life, effort must be your habit. 

“I do. We do” are four words which sum up the whole concept of action and reaction or which elucidates the solution to our obstacles. It actually makes the power of effort to be more kenspeckle than it has been. We’ve been oblivious to the simple truth that you have to act if you want to see change. However, it all starts with the person you see whenever you stand in front of the mirror. The aphorism of leadership also emphasizes the power of action: “a leader must lead by example” We may fly across the whole globe, and even seek NASA for assistance in order to fly out of planet Earth to seek other ways of finding change without the intervention of effort, but our attempts would be utterly futile owing to the fixed truth that if you act then the universe will respond. It starts with me…and you.

I do. We do.

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