Make change

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It was Gandhi's, of course. The famous quotation "be the change you want to see in the world" is widely attributed to that Indian man who became prominent in the international scene because of his peaceful "civil disobedience" that later caused the British empire to crumble on that part of the world. He was such a man of his hour when he brought about the necessary change in his country: through that indomitable spirit that characterized his life.

Well, nothing significant here, really. It just kind of reminded me to look again at the essential things that I thought characterizes my life...or how I want to be characterized later on, whatever that is. Coming to a point where one realizes that this life is just a passing breath, it is truly necessary that I spend it wisely and to the fullest extent possible. And how can that be? Is it enough to find meaning and purpose and passionately pursue them?

Meaning and purpose. Big words that I'm still in a chase with. It's easy to say what purposes to follow but which among them has a meaning? It's possible that one can have a purpose and do not have meaning. For me, the two words are not exclusive; they go together.

The warrior in me tells me that I gotta pursue deeper; I gotta look higher; I gotta understand clearer. The battle for significance is raging and I'm in the heat of confronting my own, personal enemies. But at the end of the day, the warrior will overcome.

And he will be the change.