美文赏析:改变世界 从改变自己开始

There"s a saying that really stuck with me有一则谚语铭记在我心里from a random monk who lived 900 years ago:出处是一位900年前的游行僧When I was a young man,年少时I wanted to change the world.我想要改变世界I found it was difficult to change the world,我发现这很难so I tried to change my nation.于是我试着改变我的国家When I found I couldn"t change the nation,当我发现自己不能改变国家I began to focus on my town.我便致力于改变自己的家乡I couldn"t change the town仍不能如愿and as an older man,我已垂垂老矣I tried to change my family.我试着改变自己的家人Now, as an old man,如今，年老体衰I realize我才明白the only thing I can change is myself,我唯一能改变的就是自己and suddenly I realize that我突然意识到if long ago I had changed myself,如果多年前我曾改变自己I could have made an impact on my family.或许我会对家人造成很大的影响My family and I could have made an impact on our town.我和家人或许会给家乡造成影响Their impact could have changed the nation而家乡的改变亦会影响整个国家and I could indeed have changed the world.那么我当真可以改变世界了For real though,不过说真的Relax放轻松and give your mind a break,暂时停止思考吧stop worrying so much about your future不要再为未来忧思烦心and just take in the beauty of life.感受生命的美好You have the power to change your thoughts,你有能力改变自己的想法you have the power你有能力to make tomorrow a better day than today was,让明天成为比今天更美好的一天it might not be tremendously better,或许并不是急剧的变化but the small victories但是那些小小的胜利slowly add up会慢慢累积when you live life day by day而你随着每天的生活and learn to appreciate the small things学着欣赏细小的事物