Waiting For The World To Change

I wait for the world to change while working to fix all that is “wrong” in the World.

I wait for the world to change without changing myself.
I fail to see that the lack of caring I see in the world is a reflection of my own lack of caring for myself, my environment, and those around me.

I wait for the world to change without changing myself.
I see a world that is full of greed and poverty, but fail to see this as a reflection of my own greed and poverty of spirit… my own incessant need to consume to feed my deprivation of spirit.

I wait for the world to change without changing myself.
I see a world where people die of starvation, but fail to see that gluttony is the balance of starvation…my own excessive indulgence is a reflection of my inner starvation.

I wait for the world to change without changing myself.
I see war and destruction all around me, but fail to see that this is a reflection of my own internal battle…my self-deprecating and self-destructive thoughts and actions…my own self-flagellation.

I wait for the world to change without changing myself.
I have tried for centuries to change the world but to no avail… because in my quest to change the world I forgot to change ME… because I fail to see that I am the world and that the changing of the world begins inside of me not externally…

I change the world by becoming a reflection of the change I would like to see in the world…….

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