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‍‍Mahatma Gandhi once said to,‍‍‍‍‍ “Be the change you want to see in the world.” ‍‍‍‍‍So what exactly is it that you want to see; and how do your actions portray what you envision?  ‍‍Do you act on impulse, or on reason? Do your thoughts and beliefs influence your desires; or rather your innermost desires influence your thoughts and beliefs? When you want to see a change, you need to take initiative and make that change. ‍‍‍‍you ‍‍‍‍ must not stand on the sidelines hoping for a miracle, ‍‍you must go into the phone booth and storm out with a big “S” on your chest; ‍‍ready and willing to fight for a better world. But how do you know what betterment is worth fighting for? What’s worth making a sacrifice for; what decisions are right? The four way test helps to make you consider everyone when making a decision. Rather than thinking selfishly of how your decisions may make your life easier and better, the test regards everyone involved. Life can be tricky to figure out sometimes. You may not be who you aspire to be. ‍When you look in the mirror you should be satisfied with the person looking back at you ‍; what they’ve said, what they’ve done, and who they are. When you wake up one day and finally realize you aren’t satisfied with the person you’ve become you need to initiate change. ‍‍‍Trying to alter your life isn’t something you can just one day up and change ‍‍‍; it’s a slow process in which you have a number of very important factors to consider. Becoming a better, more humane, human being doesn’t mean trying to mimic and become someone else. It means reinventing yourself, making improvements on an old framework; tweaking the details. You want to decide something truthfully.‍ Lying will get you absolutely nowhere in life ‍. You want to be fair, not only to yourself, but to everyone involved. Ask yourself this; will your change build good will, better friendships, and be beneficial to all involved? The four way test could easily help you decide that modifying your physical image and appearance won’t bring you happiness.‍ Getting a new, smaller nose, for example, won’t make you less insecure. It will only heighten your insecurities and self-doubt ‍. But adapting a kinder, more sympathetic heart will help you. Confidence comes from within, and in order to develop that confidence in yourself and what you believe in you need the essential building blocks for all decisions. Truth, fairness, good will, and benefit will lead you in the right direction in life. ‍‍When faced with a puzzling decision, dig deep down inside yourself to the root of your desired change. Remember the four way test and decide what’s worth changing around you. The world can’t wait around for a miracle; bad decisions and temptations to do what may not be right don’t take a day off. You have to be prepared, every day, with your “S” on your chest hidden under your t-shirt, ready and willing to do whatever it takes to better this world we live in. ‍‍