Changing The World

When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was  difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I  found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town.

I  couldn’t change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my  family. Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is  myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had changed myself,  I could have made an impact on my family. My family and I could have  made an impact on our town. Their impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world.

–Unknown Monk 1100AD

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