“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 around 1100 AD
If we want to change the world we’ve got to focus on changing ourselves!
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi
Have an amazing day!
~Amy Rees Anderson
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My dad taught me when I was small “Do one nice thing fore someone every day. If it is a stranger, that is even better.”
Today I try to live by Ellen Degeneres and “Be Kind to One Another.”
I think that is all it would take to change the world; just try to be kind to one another.