| t y mankind is God, says haper ring person, but not ex: ligious in that I don't visit nd other worship places: shough 1 do go to. gurud- imes, Ldon'thave anything worship but, forme, God 1s potigh which one achieves ind, I don't ask God for 1 neither do my visits 10 worship go up when Tam child, Inever visited places: believing that this would y whieh gives me strength. tobe part of closely-knitfam , members are very under ind always there for each oth- ye in doing good deeds, being | yelping the needy, Dolng ane hers is good for my own con: ervice to mankind is s ‘Astold:to Divya Vasisht rs a What can one person profess to believe, says mo’ nen one looks at all the things that need fixing on the planet, one could very well feel overwhelmed. Where does one start? And can one per son make # difference? The an | swer to that question is an un- stop manufacturing them? It bolls down to the old adage: Practise what you preach! And practise What you profess to believe and desire. ‘Are you cutting down on your use of non-tecyclable products? ‘Are you taking your bottles, alu: ‘Ht anybody can, you c do tomakea difference? Just practise what y¢ tivation guru Wayne W. Dyer ‘What is needed is consciousness on the p and every one of us — | inhabitants of Barth. come clear on our Int plan to keep on using ai the Earth, or do we make major changes Earth and all on itcan Sguivocal "Yes'. You and [ can minium cans, newspapers to be re cay adifference andthe placeto cycled” Are you practising peace turn to @ more natur start is with ourselves. Thisall monious way of sears Some of the € very wonderful to petition, rally, and topreach te others 3 shout what they need to do the earth... but changes begin at hore: T find it hard to follow the ad. vice of one who docs not fi seem to practice what they preach. For example, would you feel that a person who ‘wolghs 350 pounds could re- ally tell you how to lose weight? woul be: How is it you are: slim if your method In the same fashion, If we talk about saving the earth, ‘we need to look first at our mal lives and see where our actions eed revamp: ing. This point was shown tp me rather dramatically on Barth Day: (One table hail literature on recy- ling and not wasting paper Yet, that table had so much paper strewn about on the floor afound it, that it rather made a point about littering. Do we practise ‘what we preach? ‘We talkebout peace... Are we at person living peace Without, how can we expect whole ations and governments (8110 30? If we are using toxie chem cals in our homes, and using products petroleum ¢t lustig 2° ba slow, otfiers ¢ immediate. For can start immtet ing less gas a! Tess pollution bh lic transportatl ising car-pools only a short-te! ) Thedong-erm : ‘puild means ot tion that se se some other for able non-pollut ‘We need tc every aspect + and bee how:w the planet snd dio about it, bo and — longt to adlvooate the gove of our tax for resear" ing methods thet « the ecosystem. We on our tax dollars g¢ the planet, instead tation or war prog [tis important th all the peoples of | common front. No my We are our have fouled our ov join hands with pe ‘over and see how the harm we hay first step for each make a personal « Iife and peace on human life bat for vegetable, anim spirit. Then the ine actions, day by di t commitment in your day today life? Are you for- giving those whose actions offend €d you? Are you conscious about not polluting, either physically or swith your thoughts? ‘So where do we begin? T begin with me, and you begin with you. ‘The task at hand 4s not to ebange tthe others it is to change ourselves ‘and thus become 4 shining exam- ple that others will wish to follow. By aur actions we ean be a guiding light and a source of inspiration. Start a recycling bin at your of- fice... Don't force it down anyone's throat, simply start using #t and let others know that itis available for thelr usealso, We cannot get others to change by using force or gut. People will only change when they truly desire itthemselves, Don'ttry tovehange the world. Work on changing yourself and the world Ath YOu.