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When massive numbers of individuals are needlessly suffering and being exploited, when their health, well-being, and basic human rights no longer even appear on the agenda of those in power, what to do? What to do?
First, I maintain, we must keep hope alive. In order for any change to ever come about, we must first believe that indeed, we can be effective, we will be effective, and that our very own actions - no matter how seemingly small - will yield positive, fruitful results.
Second, we must become more courageous than we even believe we are capable of becoming. We must face our fears boldly, allowing our conscience to be our only guide. We must remember stories of brave and principled individuals throughout history who inspired us by their courage in taking whatever action was necessary to create a better world. These personal heroes must become our constant companions, our daily guides, the invisible encouraging, supportive presence on our shoulders that never leave us, continually showing us the way out of the darkness and into the light.
Third, we must know with absolute certainty that, in the end, the collective work of massive numbers of good people does indeed triumph over the far smaller percentage of those who conspire to effect harm upon others. Simply by sheer virtue of the fact that the overwhelming majority of people are decent, loving human beings, we unquestionably have the advantage of strength and power of almost infinite numbers of
compassionate, good-hearted people of conscience on our side.
Perhaps so relatively few people of conscience are actively working on creating change because they are waiting for someone else to stand up and show them the way? Isn't it human nature to cautiously wait and see what others are doing before we take the first step? So many people will act when - and only when - they have a leader who they can confidently follow. I maintain that if you and I provide the leadership, if we create the righteous opportunities for action, people of conscience will indeed appear and step up to the plate.
I encourage you to read the following passive on leadership and join me in contemplating how we can today - and every day to follow -display the qualities of leadership in our lives necessary to force desperately needed change in our society and throughout the world.
With enough love, compassion, determination, hard work, and a strong enough drive to create a world where justice and peace thrive and flourish, we must know, deep down in our hearts and with every fiber of our being ... that we not only must - but indeed can - do this.
The time is now upon us to stand up and boldly become the leaders this world so desperately needs. As the old saying goes, the world simply can not wait.
Cathy Garger
"Leadership is not imposed from above, rather it establishes itself through dedication, sincerity, ideological zeal, fighting spirit and all-round capacity. Leaders gradually acquire such capabilities – step by step. A common base of integrity and unity amongst the exploited members of society will have to be established. This is essential because at the time of revolution there will be an all-out fight against antisocial activities and corruption. The revolutionaries will have to fight against three forces – outside exploiters, internal exploiters and other inner evil forces. All these three forces are powerful. Yet the moral, psychic and spiritual strength of the revolutionaries will be the cause of their victory, because physical weapons are not the only source of power. Moral and spiritual power is infinitely stronger than physical force. Although the primary duty of the revolutionaries is to drive out the exploiters, they also have to ensure that these exploiters do not get new opportunities to capture power or undermine society in the future. The greatest achievement of a revolution is to eradicate exploitation and bring about a progressive change in the collective psychology through the minimum loss of life and property."
Shrii Prabhat R Sarkar Won't you please join us in the exciting upcoming "Building A New World" Conference in May? http://www.worldproutassembly.org/
