I spend 95 percent of my time thing about myself anyway. I don't have to watch the evening news to see that the world is bad, I only have to look at myself. I am not browbeating myself here; I am only saying that true change, true life-giving, God-honoring change wound have to start with the individual. I was the very problem I had been protesting. I wanted to make a sign that read 'I AM THE PROBLEM.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True change begins within the individual rather than external systems. Recognizing one's own flaws is necessary to stop protesting others.
- In plain terms
- Fix yourself before you try to fix the world.
- What can you take from it?
- Start personal change by admitting your own role in problems.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What flaws do you project onto others?
- How can you lead by changing yourself?
Another view
It overlooks systemic issues that individuals cannot solve alone.
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