Reading for July & August 2010
Reading
Nothing and no one is perfect. Sometimes, as human beings, we get frustrated when situations do not go the way that we would like them to go. Often, we hear ourselves and other people complaining about situations. People are unhappy with their governments, their partners, their families, their schools, the weather… whatever situations are outside of them and out of their control.
The reading for July and August is one of my favorites. The quote is from 1100 A.D. (that’s a LONG time ago!), written by an unknown monk. It goes like this:
| 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
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