改变世界从改变自己开始_英语美文

改变世界从改变自己开始

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There's a saying that really stuck with me

from a random¹ monk² who lived 900 years ago:

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 focus³ 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 impact⁴ 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.

For real though,

Relax

and give your mind a break,

stop worrying so much about your future

and just take in the beauty of life.

You have the power to change your thoughts,

you have the power

to make tomorrow a better day than today was,

it might not be tremendously better,

but the small victories

slowly add up

when you live life day by day

and learn to appreciate the small things

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1 random
adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句：
The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。 On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

2 monk
n.和尚，僧侣，修道士
参考例句：
The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。 Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。

3 focus
n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中
参考例句：
She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。 The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。

4 impact
n.冲击，碰撞；影响；vt.装紧，压紧
参考例句：
The computer had made a great impact on modern life.计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响. How will the war impact on such a poet?战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响？