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What does it mean?
We must embody the changes we want to see in the world.
In plain terms
Be the change you want.
What can you take from it?
Act according to your ideals.

Where it applies

  • environmental activism
  • community building

Putting it to work

  • volunteer locally
  • practice sustainable habits

Questions to consider

  • How can personal change influence society?
  • What limits personal impact?

Another view

Individual actions alone may not shift large systems.

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