Accountability Begins With You

When You Change Yourself, You Change Everything Just like thousands of tiny lines and dots form a full image, your everyday behaviour shapes how others perceive you. It is impossible for no image to be formed. And it is just as impossible for the world to respond to you in a way other than what your image suggests. Every person is constantly writing their own history. Some write a history worth remembering, some don’t. Some leave their names in books, others only in local stories. But everyone is known in their circle exactly as they have shaped themselves through their actions and behaviour. “A person is constantly radiating himself.” If you remember this truth, you’ll rarely have complaints about others—because you’ll never give others a reason to complain about you. And if you do give them a reason, be prepared for what may come in return. A mirror reflects exactly what it sees. If you see a stain on your face in the mirror, you don’t fight the mirror—you clean your face. Because you know the stain is not in the mirror, but on you. In the same way, if you feel that your surroundings are reflecting something unpleasant, don’t get angry at the environment. It’s only showing you what you’ve already shown to it. In such moments, take time to reflect on yourself. You’ll see that the moment you correct yourself, your image in the “mirror” of society will begin to change too.