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NOTHING CHANGES

IF

NOTHING CHANGES

Let’s be honest , most of us, at some point, sit down, look at our life and say,
"I wish things were different."
We want better marks. We want a better body. We want more confidence,
more strength, more peace.
But wishing doesn’t change anything. Nothing changes if nothing changes.

You can talk about your dreams all day. You can make the prettiest plans. You can
swear on your life a hundred times that "this time, it’s different." But if you wake up
tomorrow and do the exact same thing you did yesterday , Nothing will change. The
truth?
Change doesn’t come knocking at your door. It doesn’t care how badly you want it. It
only listens to action. Life isn’t holding you back. Circumstances aren’t holding you
back. Luck, destiny, family, friends — they aren't the problem. The real problem?
You haven’t changed yet.
And I get it — changing is hard.
It’s scary. It means doing uncomfortable things. It means getting up earlier. It means
saying "no" to comfort. It means putting in real effort when nobody’s clapping for you.
You’ll be tired. You’ll want to quit. Your mind will scream for the easy way out. And
that’s the moment that defines people.
Most people stop step out as soon as they face adversities.
A few... a very few, take the hard road anyway. Those few?
Those are the ones who change their lives. Because here’s something nobody tells
you: “There’s no secret coming to save you.
No perfect time. No magical day when you’ll "feel ready."

The only way out is through.
The only way to change your life is to change what you’re doing today. Not tomorrow.
Not next week. Not "after exams." Not "when life gets easier." Today. Right now.
If you want a different life, you have to live differently.
If you want stronger arms, you have to lift when it hurts. If you want better marks, you
have to open your books when you'd rather be scrolling your phone. If you want
confidence, you have to show up again and again, even when you feel small.
Small actions. Repeated daily. That’s it. That’s how lives are changed. But if you wake
up, complain about the same things, act the same way, think the same thoughts...
Guess what? You'll still be stuck exactly where you are a year from now.
You don’t need more motivation. You don’t need more time. You don’t need to be
"perfect." You just need to move. Take one small step. Then another. Then another. Some
days you’ll fall. Some days you’ll mess up. Doesn’t matter. Get back up. Keep going.
Adjust. Learn. Fight.
Because that’s what real change looks like. And slowly without even realizing it .You’ll
start becoming the person you were meant to be. Not because you wished for it. Not
because you waited for the right mood. But because you decided enough was enough
and you changed.
And one day you’ll look in the mirror and smile — not because life magically became
perfect —
But because you know "I fought for this. I earned this."
And all of it started the moment you understood one powerful truth “Nothing changes
if nothing changes.”

SHIVAM GAWAR
GRADE 12
SAINIK SCHOOL

BALACHADI, JAMNAGAR
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