"I want real change. I want them to listen to me, because I know that I am right! I ignore the voice inside me telling me that I might be wrong. I know that others are wrong, because I know everything about a subject. I know that they are wrong because I am right. I will change the world through words. I will yell and scream at people who don't listen. I will belittle them if needed as to make them feel guilty while I feel superior.
I am superior enough that I don't need to humble myself. I don't need to humble myself, because I know everything. I know everything because I know everything about this subject, and all manner of all learning can just shove it. People's ideas don't matter, because I matter. I want change, because I have the words that will create that change.
I am the change - that voice inside my head said it."
How many of us know people who act like they know everything? How many of us fight tooth - and - nail because we think we know everything? I wager that all of us know somebody who thinks they know everything; and they will fight to change your mind over it.
I will admit that even though I know a lot of things, I don't know everything. This past decade has taught me a valuable lesson that a little of something isn't a lot of everything. In the minute time that we are here on this Earth, not one person will know everything. The average human being lives an average lifespan of 80 years. The time that humans have been here on this Earth has been 200,000 years. The universe has been around for over 14.6 billion years. In 80 years can one person really know the 14.6 billion years worth of secrets?
See where I am going with this statement?
I used to think that I can share everything with people. In my late teens, I had a turning point that taught me that not everybody can be trusted. The lesson that I learned is why we can't change people's minds is because people are protected by their biases and their prejudices. We can try to change their minds, but in the end we are creating contention rather than creating the positive change that we had hoped.
Noticing that I was creating contention everywhere I went, I started to look inward asking myself if words can create the change that I want? As I have said in my previous blog, "Alone in second person", words provide a linear explanation subverting all the other human senses; thus providing a more convoluted viewpoint. Hence, I have learned that the old adage of "actions speak louder than words" applies here.
Since words can only be heard, actions can be seen, heard and touched by the results we produce. We can argue our viewpoint hoping that others will follow suit, but actions gives a path that others can pursue. In reality, there will be those who talk of change while there will be those who will be the change.
If I want real change, I need set the example by producing action. My actions tangibly show my thoughts, my feelings and my words. Out of all the lessons that I have posted these past 13 weeks, this is the lesson that has touched me the most. I will be reverberating this thought throughout my next decade.
Journal's note: Next week will be my last blog entry in this series. I won't share the topic, but I can say that this journey would not have been possible without certain people along the way.
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