New Year Resolution-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 only thing I can change is myself
and suddenly I realize that, if long ago, I had changed myself,
I could have made an impact 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.

Anon.