first things first

at mass today, the priest shared this story.

there was a man who had a prayer.  'Lord, please let me change other people so the world will be a better place.'  day after day he kept praying that.  after so many years, he has already reached midlife, he hasn't changed anyone.

so he changed his prayer.  'Lord, please let me change my family.'  and day after day he kept praying that.  after so many years, he still hasn't changed anyone.

then when his days were already numbered, he realized that his prayer should have been, 'Lord, let me change myself.'

aawww!!!  :")

there are people who make a nuisance of themselves trying to make others do things their way.  they open their mouths and what comes out is a constant stream of how things should be done and how life should be lived.  they are too engrossed in trying to change others it doesn't occur to them that maybe the change that should happen in the first place is for them to stop looking over the fence and instead start looking within themselves.

change starts with you.  mind your own business.