“If each of us would only sweep their own doorstep, the whole world would be clean.” –Mother Theresa
Most of us end up doing nothing, just because we think, what difference does it make to the world? If I am the only one who follows the traffic rules and rest 99% do not follow, what difference it will make? If I am the only person who does not give bribe or do not take bribe what difference does it make? If I obey the fundamental duties of the citizen and walk accordingly and the rest 99% people do not care for them what difference will it make? What if I am the only one who saves electricity and water and the rest waste it?
This is the kind of thinking that has been the reason for the state in which India is today. No one knows what miracles can one person’s genuineness does, no one knows what miracles a single persons honesty can do. It takes drops to make an ocean. When each person strives for a good and values filled life. To that extent, you have already brought a change in the world.
What Mother Teresa has said, needs to be followed by each and everyone. If each person, instead of looking at others, and their behavioral pattern tries to be a true human and a true citizen, the whole world would be transformed. We never say that, what difference it will make if I make a million dollars, when rest of the world is starving.
Then, why in this case, when it comes to morality, principles and values, being a good citizen and a responsible human, why do we compare, instead of being what we ought to be. One person can make a lot of difference in the world, one Gandhi, one Nelson Mandela, One Mother Teresa, all these people made world a better place and have been a source of inspiration for generations to come. So, you as an individual hold unlimited capability to change your world for better and to contribute towards changing the world around you for better.
So, you are here to make a difference, every thought of yours every act of yours makes difference. So, change yourself and you change the world.