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<p>What motivates people to change?</p>
<pre><code> The Oxford English dictionary defines the word motivate as the process of providing motives and incentives that makes it sound far too materialistic. Motivation is a drive to achieve something or to do something. I believe that it is ones own zest, spirit and conscience that motivates one towards change. Money, ideology and a desire for fame may also motivate people to change; but, at the end of the day ones own spirit and conscience is the greatest motivators. The stories of a real life criminal Paul Hunter, and a famous fictional charcter Scrooge exemplifies the thesis that ones conscience is the best motivation to change.
What motivation does a criminal behind bars have to change? It certainly isnt money or power. One must be familiar of the story of Paul H. Hunter who was jailed by the NYPD (New York Police Department) for hacking into the pentagon and for money laundering scams. He is today a successful private eye working closely with the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and the NYPD. More importantly Hunter who was sentenced to seventy seven years in jail, decided to help the police after spending six years behind bars. He did not have a family to support, so his only motivation to change was his own conscience his inner voice. When asked why he decided to help the police, he simply remarked I am a man of God, and what I do is because I love God,
Take the case of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickenss The Christmas Carol. Scrooge had throughout his life been a cold, heartless, selfish and miserly man. Even during Christmas he was only bothered about making money. Only when he is shown his complete life by the three ghosts, does he change. He became the exact opposite of what he was. Kindness, warmth, and generosity were, now the central traits of his character. Although the three ghosts invoked the spirit of Christmas in Scrooge, but the final change came from Scrooge himself. It was his own conscience that motivated him to become a better person
Both Hunter and Scrooge are examples of the people, who changed not due to materialistic incentives; but, due to the calling of their conscience, and their ability to differentiate the good from the bad. Ultimately motivation to change always comes from within.
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