The Sufi Bayazid says this about himself:
I was a revolutionary when I was young and my only prayer to God was...
"Lord, give me the energy to change the world."
As I approached middle age and realised that half my life was gone without my changing a single soul, I changed my prayer to...
"Lord, give me the grace to change all those who come in contact with me. Just my family and friends and I shall be content."
But now that I am old, I pray thus...
"Lord, give me the grace to change myself. If I had prayed for this right from the start I would not have wasted my life."
What motivates you to attempt changing others?
What holds you from seeing yourself as the beginning of all change you want to see in the world?
~Taken from "How full is your cup?: 64 stories that can transform the way you look at life" by J M Sampath~
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