Posted by TerryS (198.133.22.72) on June 20, 2000 at 22:59:42:
> WHERE CHANGE BEGINS
>
> An old mystic said this about himself: "I was a revolutionary
> when I was young, and my prayer to God was, 'Lord, give me the
> strength to change the world.' As I approached middle age and
> realized that my life was halfway gone without changing a single
> soul, I changed my prayer to, 'Lord, give me the grace to change
> all those who come into contact with me, especially my family and
> friends, and I shall be satisfied.' Now that I am an old man, and
> my days are numbered, I have begun to see how foolish I have
> been. Now my one prayer is this, 'Lord, give me the grace to
> change myself.' If I had prayed that right from the start, I
> would not have wasted my life."
>
> We can waste years trying to change other people. But we can only
> really change one person -- ourselves. In the end, that is
> probably enough.