“The Power of one Man in Change”


The power of one man is profound and unassailable by anything, the resolve to trade goodness and hope, to be a solution a problem, to be a shoulder the weak people can lean on and to be a pillar that can support others. One man may not change the entire world but he can get to a great extent if he believes in a cause.

The case of what one man can do is illustrated by the story told of a Buddist Monk who went to the seashore with his adherent after a great storm the previous night. On getting to the shore, the Monk and his pupil were astonished by the great number or fishes lying outside the sea. Their numbers were in thousands and thousands. The Monk bent down, picked one fish and threw it back inside the river, the fish swam away. Surprised at the master’s folly, the pupil asked “what difference does it make?”  The Monk bent down again and picked another fish starred at the fish and said “It makes a difference just to this one”, he threw it back to the
river.

It could definitely be a big challenge to take up the whole problems of this world or try to change everything but it will be more destructive to remain adamant until the worse happens. An old saying goes, “Charity begins at home”. Change starts from within and this is the most important version of change because it empowers us to do better. We are changing the world not only when we develop a social media platform or a big company of feel an entire nation but also by doing the neglected “small good deeds”.

It takes times, it takes perfection in small tasks like mentoring a younger one, helping a school child choose career even making our own bed early in the morning according to William Mcraven who once said that “making your bed in the morning will give you the reinforcement that little things matter a lot, and if you can’t do the little things right, then you can do the bigger ones right”.

But Change or transformation does not roll in the wheels impossibilities, it is not written in the stars, it is in the hands of men. It lies in our hands to do the right things or to do the wrong things. Change is a choice to make by you or me.
Our world is in dire need of men and women who will be live up for something and be remembered for it. The world celebrates people who never quitted on their drives and motivations. Helping humanity now is no longer a choice but a necessity to be undertaken by all.

What one man can do is profound, just like Mandela , Martin Luther, or Malala. It boils down on making a difference to just one “small fish” like the monk.