"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

 -Ghandi

There are no such things as mind readers. No one is just going to know what you want to be different. If you want the world to be a nicer place, be nice. If you want the world to happier, be happy. If you want world peace, be peaceful. If you don't want the world to be selfish, be selfless. The list goes on.

I watched this movie a while back called "Pay It Forward". A little boy, played by Haley Joel Osment, started it up as an English assignment for school. He was unhappy with how the world treated people. He went out and performed random acts of kindness, he then told the recipient to "pay it forward". It's like pay back, which is negative, turned positive. He knew the world wasn't just going to change flat out, so he took baby steps. He saw the need for change and did something about.

It should be the same for us. We all wish the world was different. That's exactly what complaints are. But now I am challenging you to, instead of complaining, turn that complaint into an action. Be the change. Live life the way you want it to be. Every charitable organization started with someone or a group of people who weren't satisfied with what life around them was like. They saw a need and they met it.

The founder of TOMS combined the American obsession with shoes to help the less fortunate kids in Africa that have the luxury of a new pair of shoes. He saw their need and he went after it. He, like so many do, could have simple looked past it, felt pity and moved on with his life. But he didn't. He took is disdain and turned it into a productive action.

Productive. Proactive. Integral. Efficient. Whatever you want to call it. Just do it! Be the change you wish to see! Don't wait around for someone to do it for you. Don't wait until someone grabs you by the hand and walk you down a better path. Clean up the path you're on!