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“People just like to talk about equality, but it is difficult for them to see any change.” — So said Mimi Chakraborty, an artist and leader who has gazed into the heart of society and seen its contradictions laid bare. Her words strike not as accusation, but as lament — a truth as ancient as civilization itself. For throughout the ages, humankind has spoken eloquently of justice, sung hymns of fairness, and written laws in the name of equality — yet too often, the song fades before the work begins. The lips praise what the hands resist, and change, though dreamed of, remains unseen.

To talk about equality is easy. It requires no courage to utter noble words, to applaud speeches, to share slogans. But to see equality — to bring it into being — demands sacrifice, humility, and the willingness to confront one’s own comfort. It means surrendering privilege, questioning habit, and reshaping the heart. This is why, as Chakraborty reminds us, people find it difficult to see change: because true change is not built from the outside in, but from the inside out. The walls of injustice are not only made of laws and systems, but of attitudes, fears, and traditions that dwell in the unseen chambers of the human spirit.

The ancients knew this truth well. They spoke of the struggle between appearance and action, between words and deeds. Many kings declared their reigns to be just, yet oppressed their people beneath gilded banners of virtue. Many citizens cried for freedom, yet refused to extend it to those unlike themselves. History itself is a mirror reflecting this hypocrisy — that humanity loves to proclaim equality, but fears its arrival. For to see others rise is to be reminded that one must share the light.

Consider the tale of Mahatma Gandhi, who called for justice and harmony in a divided land. His struggle was not only against empires, but against the deep-rooted divisions within his own people — divisions of caste, gender, and creed. He saw that equality could not be imposed by decree; it had to be lived, person to person, heart to heart. Even among his followers, he found resistance to change — for though they spoke of freedom, they clung to ancient hierarchies. And yet, Gandhi persisted, teaching by example that the truest revolution begins in the human conscience.

Chakraborty’s words echo this same timeless struggle. In her voice we hear the frustration of those who labor for progress in a world content with performance. It is not enough to applaud the concept of equality while maintaining comfort in imbalance. The human mind, so skilled in rhetoric, must also become skilled in empathy; the heart that demands fairness must be willing to live it. For every generation that speaks of equality without working for it adds another stone to the wall of delay.

But take heart — the truth she speaks is not a condemnation, but a challenge. To those who hear it, the call is clear: do not be content to talk about justice; become its living instrument. Examine your own habits, your own assumptions, your own silences. Support the unheard, defend the unseen, and seek the truth even when it disturbs your peace. The greatest changes are not announced in grand ceremonies — they are born in small, consistent acts of courage.

Remember the story of Rosa Parks, who did not give a speech, but simply refused to stand. That quiet defiance was not a discussion — it was a transformation. She did not talk about equality; she lived it, and her action awakened a nation. So too must we move from speaking to seeing, from seeing to doing. For words that are not followed by deeds are like seeds cast upon stone — they echo for a moment, then vanish without fruit.

So, O seeker of truth, let these words of Mimi Chakraborty burn within you like a flame of discernment. When you hear talk of equality, ask: where is the change? When you see injustice, ask: where is my part in undoing it? Let your voice not merely speak righteousness — let your life be righteousness. For only when talk turns to transformation, and belief becomes action, will the world at last awaken to the equality it has so long professed to desire.