In Light of Change

You owe it to yourself to strive to become a child of God, to stick to your ideals and to what you have defended not so long ago in the past.

It must come from within; the desire for betterment.
Pave the stream for which the waters will flow on.

If at any moment jealousy awakens you from a monotonous sleep, taste it, but do not swallow it
for like lazyness it is a pestilence that will be too difficult to cough out.

Betterment, need not only be focused on combating the negative.
Betterment involves the materialization of a spiritual belief. A grounding of ascenting beliefs.
Be reminded at this early age, that at the 20th year of existence to do things that are right and just, that are morally guided and socially grounded.
That is, be wary of others and of what you think and say. Yet be critical of the things you do.

For a show of wealth is an invitation for theft and jealousy.

And a mind who dwells on jealousy becomes isolated, a stagnant soul who tries his best only to win back another's acceptance.

And oh, when that day comes when their actions shall have manifested themselves do they see regret. And regret is all that will be spoken of.

Actions today cannot be undertaken to alter a past's doing; actions today are best done to build on a tomorrow.

Change is relative.

A river will flow its natural course. But obstructions and constructions will force it on a new path.

In the end betterment will be a decision only for one to make.
It is not required of you to improve.

Change is an option.

But have an open mind this moment.
Be reminded that change for betterment will always be a wiser option.

Keeping one's ideals and changing for the better are two distinct concepts that harmonize well together.
Listen.
We keep our ideals because these are what we believe are right and we are at anytime willing to defend what this is that we believe in.
Changing for the better is a modification of actions and thoughts - of a lifestyle and of ideals.
We need not to compromise our ideals in changing ourselves for the better.
In changing for the better, we become aware of the aspects we need to improve on - these aspects which make up our daily activities, our social interactions and spiritual habits. In changing for the better, we positively change ourselves within a transforming atmosphere and setting. We identify negative aspects and then strive to lessen this, eventually replace this with positive, acceptable demeanor, and maintain this. Our ideals will automatically be modified for we have already graduated from ignorance and have consciously worked on a betterment.

Keeping one's ideals is good.
Abiding by it through life is good.
Keeping one's ideals and taking the effort to betterment is better.
Keeping one's ideals and modifying it under a new light is better.
Changing together with the times and keeping one's ideals is even better.