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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. | 
